Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time.

He was an extremely intelligent man, how could he not know what Madame meant. After Wei Ba returned to Chengdu, a series of actions contained the intention of making him unable to live in peace, compared to this, the others were superficial. What about living in the palace? What if the Prime Minister's Mansion is not coming from the right way? can't completely defeat him, only by exhausting him can Wei Ba achieve a real victory.

A series of attacks are all aimed at this. To raise the soup to stop boiling, it is better to draw salary from the bottom of the kettle. The report submitted by Liao Li after his return, and the expedition submitted by Wei Ba after his return, all took advantage of his habit of being hands-on, and used a large number of affairs to make him unable to rest, so as to achieve the goal of defeating him.

Wei Ba knew very well and also grasped his weakness, and now, he was dying, and Wei Ba was almost about to succeed.

But as Madame said, as long as you are not dead, the outcome is uncertain. Only when he dies will Wei Ba really win. If he didn't die, Wei Ba hadn't succeeded.

To break this game, it's actually very simple, but let go. Let go of those complicated affairs, rest in peace, and all Wei Ba's plans will come to naught.

If it had been changed before, Zhuge Liang would definitely not accept this suggestion, but at this point, he himself knows that if he continues to work so hard, Wei Ba will soon get his wish. At that time, even if you have a big ambition, you can only regret it for the rest of your life.

"It's up to Madame."

"Okay, you don't have to look at this jihua anymore." Huang Yueying put away Liaodong Jihua: "Since Wei Ba has made such careful preparations, it is impossible for you to find a flaw in Jihua." He bewitched Bixia into pro-government. Then it starts with this matter, and it is up to Bixia to do Zuihou's decision. You yourself, take care of your body, I ask General Zhao Zilong to pass on your health preservation. ”

Zhuge Liang listened to Huang Yueying's series of arrangements, and couldn't help but smile with relief. He clenched Huang Yueying's hand and said with a smile: "Madam, I am not alone. ”

Huang Yueying helped Zhuge Liang tuck the corners of the quilt and turned around to arrange it.

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Zhuge Liang wrote to the Son of Heaven, agreeing in principle to Wei Ba's expedition to Jihua, but petitioning the Son of Heaven to make careful arrangements for the details of Jihua. After all, there are too many supplies needed for this jihua. It may affect the entire economy and people's livelihood of Dahan. In addition, he petitioned the Son of Heaven to accept Wei Ba's suggestion to reconsider the military exploits of the state and reward the military exploits of Jingzhou. All previous official adjustments will be dismissed. Hark back to. The results of the new proposal are used as the standard for rewards and punishments.

Zuihou, Zhuge Liang used the reason that the losses in the war were too great and his health was not good. insisted on resigning from the post of prime minister, and suggested that Liao Li or Ma Jian should be appointed as prime minister, or as deputy prime minister, to exercise the duties of prime minister.

When Song Shu was sent to the palace, he also attached a private letter to Zhao Yun. Zhuge Liang asked Zhao Yun to teach him the way of health preservation, that is, the cloud hand that has been very mysterious recently.

Zhuge Liang's every move quickly reached Li Yan's ears.

Li Yan couldn't sit still.

Zhuge Liang's moves were obviously beneficial to Wei Ba, but they were very unfavorable to him. Agree with Wei Ba's expedition Jihua, that is, let Wei Ba increase his strength. Recommending Liao Li or Ma Jian as prime minister seems to be impartial, but Li Yan is also like a mirror in his heart, whether it is Liao Li or Ma Yan, they are actually Wei Ba's party, no matter who is the prime minister or deputy prime minister, it is beneficial to Wei Ba.

As for asking Zhao Yun to teach him the way of health preservation, that was even more of a pretense. Who is Zhao Yun? Zhao Yun is Wei Ba's master, and he is the symbol of the Yuan Cong system, Zhuge Liang is with Zhao Yun every day, just to learn from the clouds? Zhao Yun may act as a bridge between Zhuge Liang and Wei Ba.

Judging from these signs, no matter what Wei Ba thinks, at least Zhuge Liang has the intention of reconciling with Wei Ba.

This is absolutely intolerable to Li Yan.

But Li Yan could not directly oppose it. Zhuge Liang showed favor to Wei Ba, if he didn't have a suitable reason, wouldn't he push Wei Ba to Zhuge Liang's side? One Zhuge Liang is enough for him to have a headache, plus Wei Ba, how can he live?

Li Yan thought about it, and first invited Ma Jian to probe the wind. Among Wei Ba's many henchmen, he is the most familiar with Ma Jian and is confident that he can grasp some of Ma Tan's psychology.

Ma Tan laughed after hearing this.

"General, what you are worried about at the moment is the result that the prime minister wants to see the most."

Li Yan was calm, smiling but not speaking.

Ma Jian gave him an analysis.

There is no possibility of easing between Wei Ba and Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang suppressed Wei Ba several times, first asked his father and son to block the Wei army, and then let Wei Ba enter Wuling, and the most recent one transferred Wei Yan out of Guanzhong, trying to swallow all Wei Yan's strength, with Wei Ba's character, he can laugh at the enmity?

Even if Zhuge Liang has the sincerity to reconcile, what will he exchange for Wei Ba's cool solution? Don't forget, he has nothing now, and even the Prime Minister's Mansion will be forced to hand it over. The 10,000 elite horses that Wei Yan mastered were not something he could return to Wei Yan, because it was not his at all. If the general enters the Guanzhong, it will be a gift from the general to Wei Yan. Wei Ba will only be grateful to the general, not Zhuge Liang.

Similarly, Wei Ba also made Zhuge Liang unclear these times, accusing the state of injustice in court, accusing the Prime Minister's Mansion of improper origin, and forcing Zhuge Liang to move out of the palace, which one is not directly pointing to Zhuge Liang's weakness? It can be said that at least half of the responsibility for Zhuge Liang's fall to today's field is Wei Ba's. Even if Zhuge Liang is tolerant and can forgive Wei Ba, can Wei Ba believe him?

As for Zhao Yun, you don't have to worry about it. During the first Northern Expedition, it was Zhao Yun who sent troops to Guanzhong with the Wei family's father and son, and Zhao Yun's two sons were inseparable from Wei Ba today. Zhao Yun himself may be nostalgic for the old relationship and refuse to tear his face with Zhuge Liang, but will Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang betray Wei Ba and switch to Zhuge Liang because of this? It's simply impossible.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang did this, more of a divisive strategy, of course, it is not ruled out that he is really afraid of being tired to death, so he temporarily retreats to recuperate his body.

After listening to Ma Yan's analysis, Li Yan was skeptical. He changed his words and mentioned the candidate to succeed the prime minister.

Ma Jian said very calmly, I really want to be the prime minister. But at this moment, Liao Li is stronger than me in all aspects, and his relationship with Wei Ba is far closer than my relationship with Wei Ba, and I can't compete with him in all aspects. Fortunately, I am more than ten years younger than him, and I can afford to wait, so I will not participate this time, so as not to embarrass the general.

Ma Yan said this, and Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't say anything immediately, but just said that he would try his best to help Ma Jian fight.

Li Yan immediately thought of another way. He said to Liu Chan, the Son of Heaven. Wei Ba's battleship stopped at Jianjiang, and many Chengdu people went to see it, Bixia, aren't you interested in going to see it? Liu Chan had already heard about it, and now Li Yan officially mentioned it again. He's right in the middle of it. Immediately issued an edict to leave the palace.

I learned that the Son of Heaven was coming. Wei Ba was very surprised, but there was nothing to prepare, just to clean up. Just be prepared for the arrival of the Son of Heaven. It didn't take much time for Liu Chan, the son of heaven, to board his battleship with his entourage.

Seeing such a huge warship, Liu Chan opened his eyes, pulled Wei Ba to ask long questions, and specially let the battleship travel more than ten miles along the Jianjiang River to a sparsely populated place, and let the thunderbolt and giant crossbow test fire, and his eyebrows danced happily.

After watching the performance, Liu Chan was still unsatisfied, and said to Wei Ba: "Aiqing, originally I was worried that your expedition would be a little difficult, but seeing such a battleship, I really believed it. ”

Wei Ba smiled: "Bixia, this battleship is the first batch, it looks huge, but in fact, the performance is not the most haode." The minister has ordered the craftsmen of the Hepu shipyard to make improvements, and the warships built in the future will be stronger than this one. ”

Liu Chan nodded again and again, and said with some suspicion: "Isn't such a warship enough to conquer Liaodong, is it necessary to spend a lot of money to build a new warship, if the gains outweigh the losses, then some people will say that I will work hard and lose money." ”

Wei Ba bowed and saluted: "Bixia, the person who said this must not have seen the world." Hepu's Hu City is far away, it's not easy to go there, but Chengdu's Hu City is close to the door, it's not difficult to see it, right? If they go to Hu City to inquire, they will know that the world is so big that it is definitely not something that the Han can tolerate. As far as the minister knows, the Great Qin of the West is no less than the Great Han. Those Hu merchants can become extremely rich by selling goods back and forth on merchant ships, and if they trade on such giant ships, what kind of huge profits will it be? ”

"Hu Shi?" Liu Chanhu blinked suspiciously: "Is there a Hu market in Chengdu?" ”

Li Yan leaned over and said with a smile: "Bixia, it is a well-known thing that everyone knows that there is Hu City in Chengdu, why doesn't Bixia know it?" In this way, the prime minister does not have a historian, but also for the sake of Bixia, otherwise, Bixia is not familiar with the people's feelings, and it will inevitably be written into history. ”

Liu Chan touched his nose in embarrassment.

Wei Ba said: "Although the general is a joke, it also makes sense. Since Bixia is the lord of the world, how can she not know the affairs of the world? Speaking of which, the minister is also responsible, and he did not send someone to report the relevant nonsense to Bixia. Bixia, would you like to listen to the ministers talk about the general trend of the world? ”

"Okay." Liu Chan suddenly became excited, rubbed his hands and said, "Hurry up, let's go to Feilu and listen to you while enjoying the scenery." ”

Li Yan also smiled and said: "Since Bixia is so interested, why don't you hold a meeting on this giant ship and summon the ministers to listen to General Zhennan's explanation, so that they can also open their eyes?" Later, they will be able to avoid the obstruction of ignorance. ”

"Very good, very good." Liu Chan happily stroked his palms and immediately sent someone to summon the ministers. Taking advantage of this gap, Li Yan pulled Wei Ba aside and laughed in a low voice: "Ziyu, this is a good opportunity, whether the expedition to Jihua can be realized depends on whether you can make those people tempted." ”

Wei Ba hurriedly bowed his hand: "Thank you, General, for your success." ”

Li Yan waved his hand and said disapprerovitically: "Ziyu, the prime minister and I are both old, how many more years can we jump?" Bixia is rich in spring and autumn, you are also a teenager, and the future will be the world of you young descendants. All I can do is to help you as much as I can while I still have a breath. The rest, it's up to you. ”

Wei Ba smiled: "General, you are in such good health, it will definitely not be a problem to live for another thirty years." Bixia is still young, although we are small and intelligent, but the burden of the world is still too heavy, and we can't do without a wise man like the general to guide the way. Prime Minister, hehe, he is indeed an unborn wise man, but unfortunately, I am not Jiang Wei, and I can't get into his blue eyes. ”

(To be continued......)