The proposal of whether to abolish the Prime Minister's Mansion was suppressed by Liu Chan's words, but Wei Ba's two notes spread in a short period of time, and the whole city knew about it. Of course, there are reasons why Yang Xi's article is beautifully written, but the fundamental reason is that Wei Ba's direct targeting of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's sharpness has aroused enough interest.

Opinions are broadly divided into two camps. One faction is the gentry of the family who have interests appealing, and the other faction is the ordinary people and middle- and lower-class scholars who have no interests appealing. The former is divided into two categories, one is the vested interests who are attached to the Prime Minister's Mansion and are unwilling to watch the Prime Minister's Mansion collapse, these people are mainly from the Jingxiang family, and the other is those who have been suppressed by the Prime Minister's Mansion and have been hopeless for promotion, such people are mainly from the Dongzhou and Yizhou departments.

Among these two types of people, the former's voice is very weak, the reason is very simple, with Li Yan and Wei Ba successively on the stage, Jingxiang people now have more choices, except for people like Yang Yi who can't change to the door because of personal enmity with Wei Ba, most of them will not cling to the big tree of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and those who still support the Prime Minister's Mansion at this time have either obtained a fairly high status in the Prime Minister's Mansion, such as Jiang Wan, Zhang Yi and others, or they really admire Zhuge Liang and are attracted by Zhuge Liang's personal charm. In the eyes of those scholars who have inherited scriptures, in terms of knowledge and demeanor, whether it is Wei Ba or Li Yan, there is a considerable distance from Zhuge Liang.

Among the voices supporting Zhuge Liang, it was not these people who were the loudest, but ordinary people and officials who were not involved in the struggle at the top. In their opinion, it doesn't matter whether Zhuge Liang arbitrarily abused his power or not, his morality of enforcing the law fairly, being strict with himself, and living a simple life is the most important. Because the law enforcement is fair, he can make ordinary people live a secure life, and the powerful dare not be too presumptuous; Because they are strict with themselves and live a simple life, the people believe that the money they hand over is used in the right place, rather than being collected by those who are in charge of their own pockets, and they should be psychologically balanced.

There are the most people with this attitude, and the voice is also the loudest, but unfortunately, no matter how loud their voice is, it can't be transmitted to the court. Because they didn't have the opportunity to speak at the court. Zuihou can decide what to do with those middle and high-level officials.

Soon, different voices emerged. Someone reminded those who supported Zhuge Liang that Zhuge Liang did live a simple life, but under his rule. It is also true that people's lives are becoming more and more difficult. He sent troops to conquer one after another. The consumption is huge. The people of Guanzhong could not bear the heavy burden and fled south one after another, and some of them fled to Chengdu. If Chengdu was not under the control of the general Li Yan, it would not support Guanzhong. I got a subsidy from the Jiaozhou Trade Road, can I live so easily? If Zhuge Liang was still in power, he would definitely spare Chengdu's wealth to pay for the war in Guanzhong.

In other words, you are doing so-so today, not because of Zhuge Liang's merits, on the contrary, it is precisely because Zhuge Liang lost control of Chengdu that you avoided the result of not being able to eat. Let's go to the cities of Chengdu to see, half of the rice is transported from Jiaozhou, and half of the products of the workshops in Chengdu are sold overseas or Wu through the jurisdiction of General Zhennan, without the credit of General Zhennan, you can't even eat, and you still have the strength to fight for Zhuge Liang here?

Taking a step back, General Zhennan didn't say that the prime minister was bad, he just said that the power of the prime minister's mansion was too great and could be used by traitors. Cao Cao used the Prime Minister's Mansion to elevate the imperial court, turned the emperor into a puppet, and finally destroyed the Han Dynasty, but it was more than ten years ago, and countless people have seen it. General Zhennan considered it from the perspective of long-term peace and stability, and suggested that the Prime Minister's Mansion should be deprived of military power and restore the normal system of the Han Dynasty, what is wrong with this? The prime minister loves the people like a son, is General Zhennan a wicked person, you go and ask the people under General Zhennan to see what they think.

When it came to this point, many people who originally supported Zhuge Liang were a little shaken. It is an indisputable fact that the people of Guanzhong fled to Jingzhou and Bingzhou. Yizhou people don't do much, because Yizhou is still alive, and they are not willing to leave their hometowns easily, but the people of Guanzhong go to Jingzhou and Jiaozhou through Chengdu, but there are many people who go to Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, and businessmen come and go, such news is also familiar, which is enough to show that the people under the rule of General Zhennan are no worse than the people of Yizhou, in other words, General Zhennan's ability to manage the people is no worse than Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, and he has enough qualifications to blame Zhuge Liang.

In terms of fighting, the prime minister is even worse than General Zhennan. The prime minister led tens of thousands of troops out of the customs, and after fighting for so many years, everyone knows how much they have gained. And how many victories General Zhennan has won, everyone also knows in their hearts. Comparing the two, General Zhennan's proposal to deprive the Prime Minister's Mansion of military power is even more justified.

If you can't fight, don't fight, and you can't joke with the lives of soldiers.

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There was a lot of discussion in the city of Chengdu, and it inevitably reached the ears of relevant people. Wei Yan didn't dare to go out these days, for fear of being stopped and questioned. When it comes to fighting or even fighting, he is not afraid of anyone, but fighting with words is obviously not his forte. Rather than being asked red-faced, it is better to hide at home.

Of course, hiding may not be able to hide, and people often come to the door to ask for advice, which makes Wei Yan depressed and more annoyed.

Wei Ba hadn't returned home for a few days, and he didn't appear in front of Wei Yan after that day's court meeting, and Wei Yan didn't have a chance to ask him if he wanted to, but had to endure the harassment caused by his two notes. As soon as he thought of this, Wei Yan was angry.

Wei Yan knew where Wei Ba lived these days, and the giant battleship docked by the river was his night's stay, and it was also the favorite place for the Wei family's minor children to play. Wei Yan relied on his identity, and he refused to take the initiative to board the ship without Wei Ba sending a formal invitation, but now, he had to consider going on the ship.

Otherwise, this kid won't come home.

Wei Yan thought about it, couldn't pull off his old face, and was finally discovered by Mrs. Zhang. Mrs. Zhang couldn't cry or laugh, so she had to let someone inform Wei Ba that she wanted to see the battleship. When Wei Ba received the news, he immediately sent Zhuge Dan to the Wei Mansion to greet them in person and took them on the boat.

Walking on the giant ship and stepping on the thick deck, Wei Yan's old horse knew the way, walked a few steps, and then stomped his feet in one place: "What is hidden under this is a five-hundred-step crossbow?" ”

Wei Ba walked out of the cabin briskly, just in time to hear Wei Yan's words. couldn't help laughing: "Daddy, you are really sharp-eyed, I can't hide anything from you." ”

"What's the eye?" Wei Yan was inexplicable.

"Uh...... It is the eye of God that can see through everything. Wei Ba covered up and saluted Mrs. Zhang again: "Why are the second elders interested in traveling today, are you preparing to go out?" ”

Mrs. Zhang glanced at Wei Yan and said with a smile: "Your giant ship has become a scene in Chengdu, I don't know how many people have come to see it, those girls and boys are even more envious when they come home, but we haven't seen each other yet, today I have a whim." Just pull your dad to open his eyes. ”

Wei Ba patted his head embarrassedly: "I was negligent." It should have been long ago to invite the second elder to come and review it. Come, let me introduce you to the two of you, and look through the inside and out. Take a public sabbatical and show off all your equipment. Today, my father and mother are here to review. You have to show some energy. Don't be timid. My father's eyes are picky, and if you don't do your best, you can't hide from his eyes. ”

Zhuge Dan agreed loudly. Prepare now. Wei Yan stroked his beard, triumphant, and forgot his intention for a while. Mrs. Zhang secretly gave Wei Ba a thumbs up, praising Wei Ba's little fart for taking it just right.

General Wei boarded the ship for inspection, this matter is not small. Knowing that Wei Yan was coming, Wei Ba sent people out to collect those soldiers who were on vacation, and the long horn sound could be heard by almost the entire Chengdu City, and the sailors and soldiers who were relaxing nearby immediately threw down what they were doing and rushed back to the battleship as quickly as possible, just in time for the exercise.

In an instant, the ship was busy, the thunderbolts and ballistae hidden below the deck all rose up, and the heavily armed soldiers ran on the deck, the footsteps rang into a sound, and with a shout, all the weapons were ready to attack, and even the spear-like crossbows were put into the arrow slots.

Zhuge Dan strode over and bowed to Wei Yan: "General, you are ready, you can attack at any time." ”

Wei Yan was taken aback, and he pointed to the thunderbolts and ballistae that were ready to go: "These can all be fired?" ”

"Absolutely." Wei Ba said lightly: "This is a battleship for actual combat, I swept the Yangtze River not long ago, and I am going to go on an expedition to Liaodong next, how can I play tricks." As long as Daddy gives an order, all these weapons can be fired, but from the perspective of range, they can't attack Chengdu. If Daddy is interested, we will move the ship to Pijiang, where we can directly attack the city of Chengdu. ”

Wei Yan's eyes widened: "Shaft, do you want to rebel and attack Chengdu directly?" ”

Wei Ba smiled innocently: "It's just a joke, how can it." If it weren't for Daddy's inspection, I wouldn't even dare to show my weapon. ”

Wei Yan remembered that when he got on the ship, he couldn't see any weapons in front of him, and even the soldiers on the ship didn't wear armor, only carried the ring knife he carried with him. In this way, Wei Ba is indeed cautious enough.

"Let's disperse, this is Gyeonggi, I don't want to be misunderstood." Wei Yan waved his hand, somewhat unsatisfied. "You plan to use such a warship on an expedition to Liaodong?"

"Well, I'm going to build ten more of these ships in two years." Wei Ba raised his eyebrows and said temptingly: "Daddy, are you interested in listening to what I have discussed with the general in the past few days?" ”

Wei Yan pursed his lips: "Your jihua, I have seen it a long time ago, what can be new." However, being idle is also idle, so let's think it's a pastime. I don't care about anything else, the cavalry...... Can it be negotiated? If you don't have a fine ride, it's useless to go to Liaodong. ”

Wei Ba didn't say a word, turned to Zhuge Dan and said, "Put away your weapons, lower the battle flag, drive the boat, walk along the river for a while, and let my aunt relax." ”

Zhuge Dan replied and turned around to make arrangements.

Wei Ba saluted Mrs. Zhang: "Mother, you take a look at the scenery on Feilu, and I will report to Daddy about the preparations for the war in Liaodong." ”

Mrs. Zhang nodded with a smile, pulled Wei Ba's sleeve, and asked, "Ziyu, which men and horses do you want to use in your expedition to Liaodong?" ”

Wei Ba understood: "At least half of the people in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou Theater have to go, Daddy is in charge, the troops may not be enough, I am discussing with the general to see if I can transfer Brother over too, and I can rest assured that he will take care of Daddy." ”

Mrs. Zhang smiled slightly: "If you think carefully, I won't worry." Your dad has this temper, you just coax him. He is also in a dilemma, people say that loyalty and filial piety are difficult to achieve, and it is difficult for him to take care of both his family and country. ”

"I understand." Wei Ba glanced at Mrs. Zhang gratefully: "Thank you for your trouble." ”…… (To be continued......)