Zhuge Liang got up in his clothes, did not light the lamp, stretched out his feet, and groped for his shoes on the side of the couch. After rubbing twice on the cold ground, a chill rushed up his feet. He shuddered involuntarily.

"What's wrong with you?" Huang Yueying opened her eyes in the dark and quietly looked at Zhuge Liang's slightly hunched back. "Can't sleep?"

"Hmm." Zhuge Liang responded and stopped groping: "I feel a little bored and want to go out for a walk." ”

"It's cold outside, don't go out." Huang Yueying stretched out her hand and pulled Zhuge Liang back: "I can't sleep anyway, let's talk." ”

Zhuge Liang hesitated, turned back, and put his already cold legs into the quilt. Huang Yueying stretched out her hand, hugged his leg in her arms, pressed her face against his thigh, and rubbed it gently, feeling the loose skin and awkward bones.

"Hasn't the matter of Wuling already been arranged, why are you still uneasy?" Huang Yueying asked the question very directly. "Is it because of the war in Guanzhong?"

"I can't tell." Zhuge Liang pulled the corner of the quilt, tucked Huang Yueying's shoulder, and looked at the reddish window reflected by the firelight outside, his eyes were a little dazed. "I'm a little worried."

"Worried that you won't be able to win this battle in Guanzhong?"

"Hmm."

Huang Yueying raised her head and glanced at Zhuge Liang, with worry in her eyes. "Are you worried about lack of preparation, or are you worried that someone won't listen to orders?"

"Both." Zhuge Liang said slowly: "It's only been a year since Guanzhong started, and Tuntian has just seen results, and it can only be used for the people and people in Guanzhong, and the army will come out." It is inevitable that grain will have to be transported from Hanzhong, which is very unfavorable to us. It would be great if it could be delayed for three or five years. Cao Rui chose to attack at this time, obviously not wanting to give us this respite. In this battle, if it can be drawn and Guanzhong can be held, it will be a blessing. ”

Huang Yueying smiled silently: "If you want to defend instead of attacking, Zhao Yun will definitely not say anything, and Deng Zhi will also support your decision, but Wei Yan may put forward a different opinion." He didn't take advantage of this opportunity. Want to transfer Wei Ba back to Guanzhong? ”

"Hmm. He came to see me today and mentioned it again. It seems that he is very suspicious of me. Zhuge Liang's smile was a little bitter. He's been polite now, but I want him to be the same as he was before. Say whatever you want. That's how to guess and guess. It's unsettling. ”

"You're worried about Ma Yan."

"Should I worry about him?"

"Do you think it's Zhao Su?" Huang Yueying sneered: "I don't think Zhao Su is so confident, Wei Yan may not be willing to listen to what he says." ”

Zhuge Liang sighed softly. The sigh was quickly drowned out by the sound of firecrackers outside. At the mention of Ma Yan, Zhuge Liang suddenly lost interest in speaking. Huang Yueying also felt that she was a little speechless, so she didn't say anything more, stretched out her hand and held Zhuge Liang's hand in her palm: "Sleep, don't think too much, when you get to Guanzhong, everything will naturally understand." Whether it's Zhao Su or Ma Yan, as long as you are in Guanzhong, they can't afford to make waves. ”

Zhuge Liang nodded, took off his coat, got into the quilt, closed his eyes, but couldn't sleep. After a while, Huang Yueying sighed lightly: "Can't let go of Chengdu? ”

"Well, I'm afraid it's difficult for Zhang Yi to take on a heavy responsibility." Zhuge Liang opened his eyes and looked at the dark roof, "If Yang Hong is still here, it will be fine." ”

"Yang Hong is dead, and there is no point in thinking about him anymore. Zhang Yi is a ...... person," Huang Yueying pondered for a moment, "Everything else is easy to say, but this character is really biased, and I don't know the general situation." The last time I had a discord with Cen Shu, it made people in the house uneasy. I think it's better to have Jiang Wan directly serve as the governor of the government. ”

"Jiang Wan is better, but he can't help but take care of the emotions of Yizhou people." Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time: "It's a pity that Wei Ba refuses to return to Chengdu, if he helps Jiang Wan in the mansion and balances Zhang Yi, he may be the most suitable person." ”

"He, don't count on it. I don't think he's a man who keeps to himself. Not only Zhang Yi can't suppress him, but I don't think Jiang Wan can control him either. Huang Yueying rejected Zhuge Liang's conjecture without thinking: "He is like a newborn tiger, he should be placed outside, not by his side." Let him toss in Wuling for a few years and suffer a little, maybe it will help him. ”

"I'm worried if it's going to be too harsh." Zhuge Liang turned his head and looked at Huang Yueying: "After all, he is only twenty years old, young and arrogant, if he takes the liberty of face and suffers some damage, will it be a pity?" ”

"If he doesn't know the depth and insists on going his own way, even if it is good material and good quality, what good will it do to the country?" Huang Yueying patted Zhuge Liang's chest: "If the jade is not cut, it is not a weapon, if he is really a piece of beautiful jade, God will not let him damage it so easily." Don't worry about him, he's proud now. ”

"Hehe, wasn't I so frivolous when I was his age?"

"You're different." Huang Yueying said with a smile: "You not only have talent, but you can also endure and accumulate a lot, but he only knows how to rely on his own talent, blindly showing off his thin hair, and refusing to calm down to warm up." Once the talent is exhausted, how can it last long? ”

"That's exactly the problem." Zhuge Liang sighed softly: "Isn't it a pity that such a talent is wasted in vain?" ”

"You've done everything you can do, so why blame yourself so much." Huang Yueying comforted softly: "Sleep, since you think he has talent, I think sooner or later he will understand your good intentions, you just need to be patient." Now he is proud, he will not listen to what you say, but is prone to be filthy. The gentleman sees the opportunity, the opportunity has not yet come, and it is useless for you to be in a hurry. ”

"Not really." Zhuge Liang nodded and closed his eyes again.

Huang Yueying didn't sleep, she looked at her husband's slightly trembling eyelids, silent and silent.

……

Zhang Shao sat in the military tent, squinting slightly, looking at the beating lights. The flames flickered, and seemed to be vibrated by the sound of firecrackers in the distance, trying to break free from the wick and fly out.

Suddenly, the flame was stretched by a gust of wind, and was almost blown out, but then it shrank back, and with a sharp leap, the big tent lit up. With a "pop", the lights exploded, and they disappeared in a flash.

"What's the fuss?" Guan Xing walked in, picked up the iron scissors next to him, cut off the excessively long wick, then clapped his hands, and looked at Zhang Shao with a smile: "Want to go home for the New Year?" Then go back, I'll keep it for you. ”

"Why don't you stay at home and come to the camp for the New Year?"

"I'll accompany you." Guan Xing smiled and said, "What, you don't like it?" ”

"Now that you're Shangguan, can I not like it?" Zhang Shao said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "If you don't blame me for being out of the court, I'll be satisfied, where do you dare not like it." ”

"Hehe, Jixian, your stomach is not very good lately, and you speak sourly." Guan Xing stretched out his finger and nodded at Zhang Shao: "I just got one level ahead of you, so you don't treat me as a brother?" This is not the work of a manly man. There was no such thing between you and my father back then. ”

"You don't come." Zhang Shao kicked Guan Xing embarrassedly and changed the topic: "It's so kind, don't accompany your sister-in-law for the New Year, come to accompany me?" ”

"Well, the first emperor said that wives are like clothes, and brothers are like siblings."

"Really?" Zhang Shao smiled exaggeratedly: "I'm so moved." ”

"Of course it's true." Guan Xing smiled, "However, I have other things, I usually don't have time to talk to you, everyone has gone to the New Year today, and our brothers are good to chat." ”

"What do you want to say at this time?"

"Ziyu's business." Guan Xing sat down, asked the guards to put the wine and meat on the table, and said straight to the point: "I will follow the prime minister to Guanzhong in the next year, in the battle of Guanzhong, we have no advantage at all, and we can go all out to ensure that Guanzhong is not lost, so I may not have much spare strength to support Ziyu." If you want to be promoted to a knighthood, this is a good opportunity. ”

"It's a pity that my sister is not as capable as Sister Feng and can't help much."

Guan Xing glanced at Zhang Shao and put away his smile: "Jixian, do you have to talk to me like this?" ”

Zhang Shao waved his hand awkwardly and slapped himself in the mouth: "Okay, it's my mouth that owes." Brother, you say, how can I help? ”

Guan Xing relaxed his expression at this time, picked up the wine jug and poured a glass of wine for Zhang Shao: "It's very simple, find an opportunity to talk to Bixia, and let him use the door of Shaofu to support Wuling with some food and ordnance as much as possible." Without Yizhou's support, Ziyu wouldn't have been able to hold out in Wuling for long. ”

Zhang Shao didn't say anything, holding the wine glass and sipping the wine slowly. Naturally, after the prime minister announced that he would be stationed in Guanzhong, everyone realized that Wei Ba of Wuling was in trouble. The battle of Guanzhong is imminent, and Yizhou's financial endowment will definitely supply Guanzhong with all its might, and the support for Wuling will be minimal. What financial and material resources can the barbarians of Wuxi have, after a big war, it will be a problem for them to even eat. If Wei Ba can't find new support, not only will he not be able to deal with the counterattack of the Wu army, but there may be a rebellion inside at any time, and those who have nothing to eat are very dangerous, not to mention those barbarians who don't know what etiquette and righteousness are.

Wei Yan is in Guanzhong, and all the financial resources of the Wei family must support Guanzhong. Guan Xing, as the general of Yulin Zhonglang, will also follow the expedition to Guanzhong, and the financial resources of the Guan family will also be transferred to Guanzhong, Wei Ba's two most important backups were evacuated by the prime minister at once, and everyone saw the prime minister's intention to starve and kill Wei Ba, who dared to jump out to support Wei Ba at this time, didn't he clearly want to do it against the prime minister?

Guan Feng was by Wei Ba's side, the Guan family and Wei Ba were already tied together, Guan Xing couldn't pull out, so he had to pin his hopes on the Zhang family. This is an opportunity for the Zhang family, and it is also a choice with a high stake, and supporting Wei Ba means breaking with the prime minister.

Does the Zhang family want to take this opportunity?

Zhang Shao tasted the wine in his mouth and felt a little bitter. This is simply a gamble, on the one hand, there is Wei Ba, who is fledgling, but there are unlimited opportunities, and on the other hand, there is a strong but poor prime minister, there are good reasons to choose which, and there are also good reasons to reject whichever one.

"You let me think about it."

"Yes, I will accompany you to keep the New Year, and you can think of it before dawn tomorrow." Guan Xing smiled slightly, raised his wine glass, and drank it all. (To be continued......)

PS: Well, Lao Zhuang was just proud, and he was squeezed out of the top ten in the classification. Ask for a monthly pass and try again.