Zhuge Liang's chuckle was a thunderclap in Wei Ba's heart. This is not because of his admiration for Zhuge Liang, but because of his disappointment.

The reason why Wei Ba dared to turn his face with Yang Yi and immediately rushed to see Zhuge Liang was because he believed that Zhuge Liang was the leader of this era who attached importance to the new jishu, as a generation of talents who would invent Muliu cattle and horses, design Zhuge crossbows, and improve armor in the future, so that later generations would also use the armor he invented as a precious gift, he had such a vision, he could see the advantages of the new bookkeeping method, and he also had such a measurement, putting aside personal prejudices, and standing on his side in the contest with Yang Yi.

It's a pity that all his hopes were wiped out by Zhuge Liang's chuckle.

Wei Ba was silent, he raised his head and carefully looked at Zhuge Liang's face, hoping to see a little surprise or surprise in his eyes. It's a pity that he didn't see anything, but caught the unhappiness that flashed in Zhuge Liang's eyes. The unhappiness came and went faster, just for a moment, but it was deeply imprinted in Wei Ba's heart.

He was very disappointed. It turns out that the real Zhuge Liang is not only not a god, but also far from the wise leader he imagined. At least for now, he wasn't the wise man he thought he was. It's no wonder that when Daddy Wei Yan mentions Zhuge Liang, there is always some disdain in his admiration.

Wei Ba sighed, and many thoughts flashed through his mind. At this moment, he has two choices: one way is to explain the beauty of the new accounting method in detail, so that Zhuge Liang can understand the importance of it as much as possible, and the other way is to give up the explanation and endure this breath, so as not to have a conflict with Zhuge Liang and further intensify the conflict.

Wei Ba was weighing the pros and cons in his heart, but his eyes kept looking directly at Zhuge Liang. This was a very rude behavior, Zhuge Liang was very unhappy in his heart, but he covered it up well, and the smile on his face remained gentle, but Zhuge Qiao was a little impatient, and he coughed: "Brother Wei, what's wrong with you?" ”

Wei Ba was startled, and then came back to his senses, he lowered his head and fiddled with the ledger in his hand. The moment he lowered his head, he suddenly made up his mind. I can't retreat now, with my father's temper, how can he retreat in front of Yang Yi, he has so many hopes for the new ledger, how can he give up. If I give up like this, not only will my father's face be gone, but the momentum I easily created will also be gone, and my father will not pay attention to me in the future and look at me more. And Mrs. Zhang will also return to me a hundredfold of the humiliation I inflicted on Steward Zhang and Huan'er, and I will never recover, and I will never have a chance to turn over.

A useless concubine is not qualified to be arrogant.

As for whether it will aggravate Zhuge Cheng's jealousy of the Wei family, that is the matter of the entire Wei family, and it is also a matter of one step away, if I don't live well, what's the use of the Wei family's good life. What's more, the Wei family is already suspicious enough, and my concession that takes into account the overall situation will not solve any problem at all, except that it will bring endless disasters to myself.

"Prime Minister, I was distracted for a moment just now, and I beg your forgiveness for the rudeness." Wei Ba showed a shy smile and bowed slightly: "Prime Minister, this new bookkeeping method was discussed by my father and son and the sages of Hanzhong. Just like the iron rig that is being used in a large area in Hanzhong, although the cost is higher, the efficiency is very high. They all say it's worth taking the time to get acquainted with it. ”

"Really?" Zhuge Liang saw Wei Ba's resolute eyes, responded lightly, took the account book from Wei Ba's hand and flipped it up. Wei Ba looked at him motionlessly, his face was very calm, but his mood was very nervous, he couldn't help but hold his breath, lowered his head slightly, and looked at Zhuge Liang's expression with the rest of his eyes.

Zhuge Liang was very calm, flipping through the ledger with his left hand, and bending his right hand from time to time, as if he was pinching his fingers and calculating something. He saw it quickly, and in a short time, he turned over a book from beginning to end. After reading it, he pushed the ledger in front of Zhuge Qiao, and tapped his fingers: "Bo Song, you can also take a look." ”

Zhuge Qiao took the account book, turned two pages, and raised his eyebrows: "Father, as Brother Wei said, this accounting method is better than the current method, and I think it is worth promoting." He paused, and then said, "Of course, Yang's consideration of joining the army also makes sense. Changing the bookkeeping method rashly without going through the consultation of the Prime Minister's Office will bring some trouble to the unified accounts of the Prime Minister's Office. ”

Wei Ba was a little nervous in his heart, of course he knew that it was not appropriate to change the bookkeeping method without the consent of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The bookkeeping method involves a country's finances, and for the Prime Minister's Office, which coordinates the country's finances, there is a standard and unified format that can minimize trouble and improve efficiency. The reason why Yang Yi dared to reject him without even looking at him was because of his confidence.

In other words, Zhuge Liang may adopt his methods, but the battle between him and Yang Yi will inevitably be lost. What's more, Zhuge Liang's doing this is procedurally reasonable, there is nothing to say at all, Wei Ba is dissatisfied, and he can't find a reason to be dissatisfied.

Zhuge Liang slowly closed the ledger. "Wei Ba, this bookkeeping method is the same as that Tie Zhen, it's all your idea, right?"

Wei Ba was silent for a moment and nodded.

"I've seen it and it's really good. I have already ordered a large number of builds, and the higher the grain production in Hanzhong, the less difficult it will be for our Northern Expedition. That's a good thing. Zhuge Liang thought for a moment, and then said: "Although you are a little reckless in doing this, it is also understandable. Yang Yi rejected you, and there was a reason to reject you. In this matter, it is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong. You tell me? ”

Wei Ba raised his eyebrows, nodded, and shook his head again. Zhuge Liang was a little unhappy when he saw him behaving like this. As a prime minister who has a lot of opportunities, it is not easy to be willing to take the time to meet Wei Ba and affirm him in person. Wei Ba still refuses to give in, do you have to say that you are right and Yang Yi is wrong? Thinking of this, the smile on Zhuge Liang's face faded and became serious.

"Prime Minister, I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with Yang's approach to joining the army." Wei Ba suppressed his nervousness and said word by word: "I think Yang joins the army and does not think the idea of being ancient. If it is three points today, my Han Dynasty will fight against the powerful Cao Wei with a state land, and if the weak enemy is strong, it will be surprisingly victorious. ”

Zhuge Liang's eyes tightened.

When Zhuge Qiao saw Zhuge Liang silent, he immediately picked up Wei Ba's words and said: "Brother Wei's words are wrong, Wei is strong and I am weak, there is really no problem with this." However, when it came to this Northern Expedition, the strength of our army was unmatched by the strength of Cao Wei Guanzhong, and the situation could not be generalized. And the change of the flow does not live, depending on the time. Just as Emperor Gao sent troops to Chencang back then, once Guanzhong was obtained, the strength and weakness were out of place......"

Zhuge Qiao talked eloquently, said a lot of reasoning, and sandwiched a lot of allusions and scriptures that Wei Ba didn't understand, it seemed that the strength of the Northern Expedition to Shu Han was greater than that of Cao Wei, but it was actually a denial of what Wei Ba said about the surprising victory. Since he is a dignified teacher, of course, he doesn't need to be surprised to win. Therefore, the reason used by Wei Ba to accuse Yang Yi is not valid.

Wei Ba listened quietly, Zhuge Liang was also listening, he looked at Zhuge Qiao, who was like a river, and looked at Wei Ba, who was silent, and couldn't help but be secretly a little happy. Zhuge Qiao is twenty-four years old this year, four years ago, he just opened the government, and consciously let Zhuge Qiao participate in the political affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion, after several years of experience, Zhuge Qiao's ability and insight have greatly improved, and he has been outstanding among his peers. At present, he has the upper hand in the contest with Wei Ba for the first time, although it is insignificant, it can also be comforted.

When Zhuge Qiao finished speaking, Wei Ba laughed, laughing very easily, calmly, and disdainfully.

"Brother Zhuge 's idea, it sounds beautiful."

Zhuge Qiao's face was suddenly very embarrassed. It sounds beautiful, but it's tantamount to saying that he's talking on paper. He glanced at Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, Zhuge Qiao arched his hand, and said with a smile: "Dare to ask Brother Wei for advice." ”

Although Wei Ba is not good at scheming and entertaining on the scene, it doesn't mean that he is an idiot, what Zhuge Qiao said just now can be said to be Zhuge Liang's idea to a certain extent, and even the idea of the entire Prime Minister's Mansion. They thought that this time Shu Han's Northern Expedition, in the face of lack of preparation, Cao Wei had the upper hand, so they could defeat them devastatingly, but in fact, Shu Han had no certainty of victory except for a slight advantage in troops.

This psychology is a very dangerous one. And specifically for the present, this is the psychological basis for the strategic differences between Zhuge Liang and Daddy Wei Yan.

"Although I don't know much about military affairs, I heard that the more than 100,000 troops brought by the prime minister to Hanzhong, except for the newly recovered Nanzhong barbarian Qiang army, most of them are recruits, and they have not killed anyone or been wounded." Wei Ba smiled faintly: "Forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, I don't think that the strength of our army is stronger than that of the Wei army, so I don't think that victory is just around the corner, so we can be satisfied with the status quo and hold back." ”

Zhuge Qiao was speechless, and looked at Zhuge Liang for help. Zhuge Liang stroked his beard, thought for a while, and said calmly: "The strength of a soldier does not lie in how many wars he has experienced, but in the desire of the people. Wei Ba, you are still too young to know that Cao Wei usurped the Han Dynasty, which seems to be powerful, but in fact has lost the hearts of the people. Mencius said: Those who win the hearts of the people win the world. The military admonition is cloudy: 10,000 people will die, rampant in the world. In the past, the Xuanyuan clan had tens of thousands of soldiers, controlling the Quartet, and fixing the sea, not to mention that our army was guilty of coming according to the righteous path with hundreds of thousands of people? Although I don't dare to say what I want, it won't be so difficult. Although Cao Wei is strong, he is just a person waiting to die, so why be afraid. ”

Although Wei Ba had long expected that most of the meaning of what Zhuge Qiao said came from Zhuge Liang, when he heard Zhuge Liang say this sentence himself, he was still thundered.

This is Zhuge Liang, who is so wise and almost demonic?

This is the Zhuge Prime Minister who can beat Sima Yi in the future?

Whoever wins the hearts and minds of the people wins the world?

Ten thousand people will die, rampant in the world?

You're such a romantic prime minister. You are simply more horse-like than Ma Tan, no wonder you will introduce Ma Jian as a confidant and entrust you with important tasks. —————— for support!