Sun Deng was frightened, his face was pale, his hands were stirred together, and he didn't know where to put it.

"Sure enough, sure enough." He said in a loud voice.

A hint of disappointment flashed in Zhuge Ke's eyes. In the face of the crisis, Sun Deng's performance was really unsatisfactory. As my uncle said, Confucianism is graceful, but it can't deal with major matters, and can only be peaceful, not chaotic. A monarch like Sun Deng, if he is in a peaceful and prosperous era, can be regarded as a wise monarch, but in this troubled world, he is a poor lamb who will only become food for others.

The king did not like him, and there was a reason.

"Your Highness, it's a big matter, so it's better to report it to the king as soon as possible, so as not to be caught off guard when you get it."

Sun Deng nodded repeatedly.

Gu Tanqing coughed: "Yuan Xun thinks, how to deal with it?" ”

Zhuge Ke turned his head to look at Gu Tan, a little unhappy with the indifference in Gu Tan's words. He raised his voice and said angrily: "Naturally, I ask the king to contact all the ministers, especially the old ministers like Zhang Gong and Gu Gong, to show kindness, so as not to break Wei Ba each." If the Zhang family and the Gu family are also lured by Wei Ba like the Lu family and the Zhang family, then my Great Wu will not attack itself, and he will die if he does not die. ”

Gu Tan nodded quietly and remained silent. Zhuge Ke saw it, sighed secretly, turned around and arched his hand to Sun Deng, and left.

Sun Deng thought about it for a long time, and then said to Gu Tan: "Zimo, this recital is up to you to write it." ”

Gu Tan's eyes flashed: "Your Highness, do you really believe what Yuan Xun said?" ”

Sun Deng was stunned and raised his head. stared at Gu Tan, only then did he realize that Gu Tan's expression was not right today. He hesitated for a while: "Zimo, what do you mean ......?"

Gu Tan sighed: "Your Highness, what Yuan Xun said is very negotiable. ”

"Zimo, what does this mean?"

"Your Highness, you have been studying with Bixia for several months, and you have listened to the prime minister lecture to Bixia every day, do you think the prime minister is inclined to Wu Guocun or Wu Guodi?"

Sun Deng raised his eyebrows, thoughtful. Zhuge Liang practiced the art of Legalism, and Legalism did not want anyone to share the power of the emperor. The existence of a king with a different surname contradicts the centralization of Legalism. Qin Shi Huang, the first to unify with the Legalist family, is not crowned king with his surname, let alone a king with a different surname. Zhuge Liang now accepts the existence of Wu State, but there is just no way, he must not tolerate the long-term existence of Wu State in his heart.

Gu Tan asked again: "Your Highness." Does Wei Ba want Wu to die? ”

Sun Deng shook his head. Wei Ba himself also wants to be a king with a different surname. How could he be keen on exterminating the king with a different surname? With the Sun family, a king with a different surname, he has reason to ask for the title of king. What's more, now he still wants to force Cao Rui to surrender and seal another king with a different surname. At this juncture. He couldn't be in a hurry to kill Wu.

"In this case, how can you believe what Yuan Xun said? It is not so much that Wei Ba wants to take the opportunity to divide the Wu State, but that the prime minister wants to take the opportunity to divide the Wu State. Wu currently occupies only a few counties in Jiangdong, which is not stronger than Wei Ba's strength, and Wei Ba has heavy troops in hand, he can expand Liaodong and capture Qingzhou, and there is a lot of room for military use, so why should he squeeze Wu State? The Zhang family and the Lu family relied on Wei Ba, and they also followed him to make contributions, if they were to deal with the Wu State, what would they be able to gain? ”

Gu Tan took a sip of water and sneered: "On the contrary, the prime minister is shrinking in Chengdu, with no merit to stand on, no soil to expand, if you want to enhance your strength and fight against Wei Ba and Li Yan, the only way is to encroach on Wu State and use Wu Guo's liliang to strengthen yourself." My entry into the Prime Minister's Mansion and Lu Mao's entry into the palace as a Lang are just one of the Prime Minister's measures to win over Jiangdong. But Your Highness, don't forget, how he dealt with the Yizhou family. ”

Sun Deng looked at Gu Tan in surprise, he felt that something was not quite right with Gu Tan today, and he seemed to have a lot of resentment towards Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Ke's uncle and nephew. Is it really because Zhuge Keyan is insincere?

"If the prime minister wants to be a powerful minister, he naturally wants to eradicate other competitors. Wei Ba was unwilling to be killed, so he naturally wanted to gather the strength of everyone to deal with the prime minister, and for now, there was no winner or loser. But the prime minister is on guard, he has to guard against many people, and those who have the strength to help him are all people who are likely to become powerful ministers, so they must be used and guarded against, so who else can be of the same heart and mind with him? Wei Ba is different, he is attacking, he wants to win over everyone who can be wooed, even if they may turn against each other in the future, now they have a reason to form an alliance. From this point alone, the prime minister is at an absolute disadvantage. ”

"The reason why he can still hold on and not be defeated is because he has the will of the first emperor, he is Bixia's father, he is qualified to be Huo Guang, he has always held the authority, and refuses to return to the government in Bixia. Even if there is a suspicion of unauthorized power, you can use the last emperor's last order as an excuse. Gu Tan sneered: "However, Zhuge Liang is over half a hundred years old, and his health is not good, so he can't last long." He tried his best to cultivate Yuan Xun, and Yuan Xun also wanted to inherit the will of the prime minister, but he forgot one thing, he didn't have the last order of the emperor, he couldn't be Huo Guang, he could only be Liang Ji at most. ”

Sun Deng gasped. Gu Tan compared Zhuge Liang to Huo Guang, that's all, and compared Zhuge Ke to Liang Ji's domineering general who didn't end well, which is too serious. However, after thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that Gu Tan's analysis was very reasonable. Zhuge Ke can't replace Zhuge Liang, and once Zhuge Liang dies, it may be Li Yan or Wei Ba who is qualified to be a minister, but it can't be Zhuge Ke.

Sun Deng and Gu Tan exchanged a look and nodded silently.

He knew what to do.

……

In Wuchang Palace, Sun Quan was pacing back and forth on the terrace with his hands behind his back, with a heavy heart.

The news that Cao Rui had sent an envoy to Jiangling to contact Fei Yi had reached his ears, making him anxious and unable to sleep at night. If Wei is a cunning rabbit, then he is a lackey, and now, he can continue to be the king of Wu, largely because Shu Han needs an example so that Cao Rui will not jump off the wall in a hurry. Once Cao Rui also descended, and Shu Han ruled the world, it was really an uncertain thing that the Lord of Wu would be able to keep for a few days.

Without the strong opponent of Wei, Shu Han could free his hands to speed up the erosion of Wu, and devour Wu one bite at a time. Now Wei Ba is in the east, Wei Yan is in the north, Chen Zhi and Meng Da are in the west, Jin Dongliu and Deng Ai are in the southwest, but they surround Wuchang in the middle.

Sun Quan felt that the pressure was so great that he could barely bear it.

There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and Fei Yi appeared at the door. Sun Quan hurriedly squeezed out a few smiles, greeted him, and pretended to smile heartily: "Wen Wei, in my busy schedule, I really can't help you come in person." ”

Fei Yi took off his shoes, entered the main hall, saluted, and said with a smile: "Your Highness's words are wrong, I live in the Great Honglu, and the princes of the Quartet and the matter of returning to righteousness and barbarians are originally my duties." The king was uneasy, and I hastened to explain that it was my duty and why I was troubled. ”

The corners of Sun Quan's eyes twitched, a little embarrassed. Fei Yi This is the tone of the envoy of the kingdom, in his eyes, although he is the king of Wu, he is actually at the same level as the princes and even the righteous barbarians.

People are under low eaves and have to bow their heads. The eldest husband can bend and stretch, Sun Quan knows this truth very well. He pretended not to hear Fei Yi's words, invited Fei Yi to the hall to sit down, said a few words, and asked bluntly: "I heard that Cao Rui wants to surrender, but is there such a thing?" ”

"Yes, however, it is not yet possible to determine whether he is a true or false surrender." Fei Yi didn't hide it, and said very simply: "What the king is worried about must be that the Wei State has fallen, and the role of the Wu State is weak, will the interests be damaged?" ”

Sun Quan looked at Fei Yi embarrassedly, and said with a dry smile: "Wen Wei, your words are getting sharper and sharper now. ”

Fei Yi smiled and said, "The king praises falsely. He pondered for a moment, and then said: "The minister and the king have been friends for a long time and know each other very well, and this hidden temptation of each other is not interesting, it is better to tell each other bluntly." What does the king think? ”

"That's, that's."

Fei Yi raised his eyes and looked directly into Sun Quan's eyes: "King, the general of the Che Cavalry has been out of the army for half a year, will Wu Guo benefit or suffer?" ”

Sun Quan hesitated, he really didn't say much. If it is purely from the perspective of economic interests, there is no benefit or damage. Wei Ba collected some grain from Wu State, but the quantity was limited, and most of it was transferred from Jiaozhou and Jingzhou, but it was not officially transferred, but resold by the people. The private businessmen made the difference, and the Wu State got the tax, which should be said to be a win-win situation. After Jiangnan broke down trade barriers, there were fewer checkpoints to collect taxes along the way, the cost of merchants was reduced, trade was naturally active, and official income still increased. Only those generals stationed along the route can no longer set up cards to collect taxes at will as before, and they can't help but complain.

However, from another point of view, Wu's losses are really not small. The most obvious is the source of soldiers. Wei Ba stationed in Guangling, set up the banner of the god general, the surrounding Shanyue barbarians on the one hand feared his name of the god general, on the other hand, and coveted his generous treatment, one after another went to join the army, so that the Wu army's army was greatly reduced, and the strength of the generals became weaker and weaker.

However, he couldn't say that these losses were brought by Wei Ba, because Wei Ba didn't force them, he just used more conditions to attract those people, and there was no coercion. It must be said that it's just that he is bullying people with his financial resources, that's all. You can't complain that Wei Ba is rich, and he is more popular than you.

"King, the general of the Che Cavalry has the heart of the world, and he will not care about Jiangdong's interests. You can see that he is not even interested in Nanhai County until now, you can know. Fei Yi smiled, and then frowned again: "However, no matter whether Cao Rui's negotiation is true or not, he must use Wu Guo as the standard, and when necessary, he may need the king to cooperate with the court and make an example." ”

Sun Quanxin immediately raised it: "I don't know how to cooperate with Lonely?" ”

Fei Yi said solemnly: "King, Cao Wei originally came from Wei, if he goes to the emperor, he will naturally be the king of Wei." King Wei, naturally, wants to take Wei County as the capital, Luoyang is the city of the Son of Heaven, and he can't let a Wei King live, so can the king lead by example and move the capital to Wu County? ”

Sun Quan was furious: "Fei Wenwei, what do you mean?" And who does that mean? ”

Fei Yi bowed and bowed: "King, this is not anyone's intention, just a suggestion of mine." Wang, are you in Wuchang, can you live at ease? ”

Sun Quan choked

(To be continued......)