Liu Chan looked at Zhuge Liang, who suddenly became energetic, pursed his thick lips, and stopped talking.

Zhuge Liang looked at Liu Chan, his eyes shrunk: "What do you think?" ”

Liu Chan shook his head: "Father's decision, of course, is good, I just think it...... I just think it......" Liu Chan raised his chubby arm, scratched his head for a long time, and didn't say a word.

"Your Majesty, do you regret Wei Ba's talent?"

"Uh-huh." Liu Chan nodded: "Wouldn't it be a pity to kill it?" ”

"That's why the minister wants to bind him." Zhuge Liang persuaded slowly: "Your Majesty, the father and son of the Wei family have meritorious service to the country, and Wei Yan has lost his body for the country, so he deserves to enjoy wealth and wealth." Wei Ba is talented, capable of writing and martial arts, and could have been a pillar of the country, but he does not abide by the courtesy of being a minister, and he is still working hard to gain power, seducing people with profit, planting party henchmen, and competing with the imperial court, which is not the way of being a minister, nor is it the blessing of the country. For the sake of the country, I have to endure the pain and cut my love to prevent it from happening. ”

Liu Chan blinked and was silent.

Zhuge Liang gasped for a while, his pale face showed some unnatural flush, he coughed twice, Liu Chan hurriedly came to his side and patted him on the back: "Father, do you want to ...... You should recuperate in peace. ”

"Thank you for your concern, the minister's body, the minister himself knows, he can't survive this spring anymore." Zhuge Liang was hoarse, and said with a miserable smile: "The minister couldn't support it two years ago, and he refused to let go, just to see if Wei Ba had changed his mind after two years of filial piety." If he can understand the way of being a minister, then the minister can also entrust His Majesty to him, smiling at Jiuquan. It's a pity ......"

Zhuge Liang shook his head in disappointment: "It's a pity." He was relieved to go on the expedition, but he changed his way and went further and further down the wrong path. The old minister had no choice but to make this decision. Otherwise, the country is uneasy, if not, you can't report to Your Majesty, otherwise, you won't have the face to see the emperor under Jiuquan. ”

Liu Chan sighed and opened his mouth for a long time. But he didn't say anything. Zhuge Liang said the words for him: "Your Majesty is worried that the minister will not be able to subdue Wei Ba? ”

Liu Chan was relieved: "Well, ah." Wei Ba is not an obedient person. If he refuses to come to Chang'an, what should he do? ”

Zhuge Liang laughed silently: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the old minister has already arranged it." If he is willing to come to Chang'an, he will be fine. You can enjoy prosperity and wealth. Be a rich idler. If you insist on going your own way. The old minister had no choice but to kill him on the spot. Therefore, His Majesty should prepare a few more edicts. ”

"Kill on the spot?" Liu Chan's brows furrowed: "Then what about the tens of thousands of troops under his command?" ”

"Your Majesty, Wei Ba died. Those tens of thousands of armies are leaderless and independent, so why bother? The old minister has already made arrangements for Zhao Tong to be the supervisor of the army......"

Zhuge Liang talked about the situation one by one.

The most dangerous thing now is the army around Wei Ba, these armies are divided into three parts, one part is the Shu Han system, led by Feng Jin, Fu Xing and others, they support Wei Ba because Wei Ba is capable. Wei Ba is dead, who else can they support? Whether it is Wei Feng or Wei Wu, they are far away in Jingzhou, and neither of them has that kind of commanding ability. And Wei Ba's eldest son, Wei Zheng, was born to Xiahou Hui and has Wei ancestry, how could Feng Jin and others support him? As for Wei Yang, the sister-in-law born to Guan Feng, he is just a four or five-year-old child, and he is not enough to serve the public at all.

Therefore, as long as Wei Ba died, Feng Jin, Fu Xing and other Shu Han generals had no other choice but to choose to return to the imperial court. If the imperial court issued another edict to appease them and give them additional officials and knights, they would in turn support the imperial court's initiatives.

The second part is the Wu State Department, including Bu Qi, Sun Shao and others. The relationship between them and Wei Ba is still shallow, and they will definitely not turn their faces against the court for Wei Ba, plus Bu Qi is Sun Luban's maternal line, Zhao Tong can completely agree with Bu Qi. As for Sun Shao, it was impossible for him to take risks in order to avenge Wei Ba. As long as the imperial court issues an edict to give a part of the benefits, they will gladly obey their orders, at least they will not take the initiative to jump out and make trouble.

The third part, which is also the most dangerous part, is the strength of Xiahou Xuan and others who originally belonged to the Wei State. It is entirely possible that they colluded with Wei and raised troops to fight against Zhao Tong on the grounds that Wei Zheng, the eldest son of Wei Ba, supported Wei Ba, and it was possible to unite with Xiahou Ba and others. However, Xiahou Xuan is now far away in Lelang and has not yet returned, and the strength of the Wei family cannot be gathered, so Zhao Tong has enough time to control them first.

Morally, Wei Ba was accused of resisting the edict, and in terms of strength, Zhao Tong, Ma Zhong and others gathered the strength of Feng Jin and Fu Xing, coupled with the neutrality of the Wu system, and could completely control the current army in Qingzhou.

The key to solving this problem is Zhao Tong. Zhao Tong is the son of Zhao Yun, and as an old minister of the Yuan subordinate lineage, Zhao Yun has always maintained neutrality between the imperial court and Wei Ba. He will not support Wei Ba's rebellion, and the same is true for Zhao Tong. Now, Zhao Tong is the supervising army, in the case of Wei Ba's ambush, it is logical for Zhao Tong to take over the command, he is Wei Ba's senior brother, Feng Jin and others have no reason to object. His concubine Sun Luban was the princess of Wu, and Buqi and other generals of Wu were inclined to him. Coupled with the help of Ma Zhong, Fei Yi and others, I believe he can stabilize the situation. As long as the initial dangerous period is passed, when the time comes, an edict will be handed over to Ma Zhong, and everything will be fine.

After dealing with the army led by Wei Ba, other things will be solved. Guan Xing in Xiangguan, Guan Feng in Liaodong and others did not have enough appeal to raise troops. Even if Wei Feng and Wei Wu would raise troops, Zhuge Ke would have enough strength to subdue them.

In the final analysis, as long as Wei Ba himself is subdued, Wei Ba's powerful strength will become a mess of scattered sand. They were originally brought together because of interests, and now that Wei Ba is dead, what choice do they have but to be loyal to the imperial court?

Liu Chan nodded again and again when he heard this: "Then how can you subdue Wei Ba?" He's pretty good. ”

"No matter how good your skills are, it's just the courage of a horseman." Zhuge Liang shook his head confidently: "Lu Bu was known as a flying general back then, but Xiao Pei was defeated and his reputation was destroyed. Guan Yu was powerful in the world, and when the army was defeated, he was killed by only dozens of Wu troops. The courage of the horseman, there is no need to worry, the minister has already arranged dozens of warriors, which is enough to capture Wei Ba. ”

Liu Chan didn't say anything more, since his father had already arranged it, he wrote the edict as required, and he just used the seal.

With Liu Chan's authorization, Zhuge Liang immediately began to act. The officials were still arguing, but an undercurrent began to surge.

……

Li Feng hurriedly walked into the study, and the sound of footsteps woke up Li Yan, who was reading. Li Yan said angrily: "What's the matter, so urgent?" ”

Li Feng complained: "Father, you also plan to learn from Xiang Lang and start learning from now on?" ”

"What's wrong with Xiang Lang?" Li Yan put down the book in his hand and smiled slightly. After the defeat of the army, he lost his military power, and after months of studying behind closed doors, his temperament became a little gentler. "If you and I can be the same as Xiang Lang, it will be good. What's going on? ”

"Wei Ba captured Qingxu, and there was a lot of noise in the court, do you know the way?"

"I heard you." Li Yan's eyelids lifted, and a flash of light burst out in an instant: "There is new progress?" ”

"I just saw a few fast horses out of Chang'an, and they should have sent an edict. As for who to give it to, I don't quite know. ”

Li Yan thought for a while, and then said, "What else?" ”

"The Prime Minister's Mansion has released rumors, it seems that he supports the king and is selecting a messenger to rush to Qingxu."

Li Yan laughed: "So, the prime minister has finally waited for the opportunity and is ready to do it." ”

"Can he do it?" Li Feng asked anxiously. He was very dissatisfied with his father's bystander mentality. The Li family was originally a competing family, but now they can only watch the play on the side.

"Who knows?" Li Yan said disappreciably: "These two people are thoughtful people, calculating each other, who dares to determine who loses and who wins." He paused, and then said: "Looking at the overall situation, it is natural that Wei Ba has a big chance of winning, and if it is slowly consumed, how can the prime minister be able to consume more energy than him." However, from a small point of view, the prime minister did not have a chance to turn defeat into victory. If you can capture Wei Ba in one fell swoop, this matter ...... It's hard to say. ”

"Wei Ba was so obedient to let him catch? Wei Ba himself has good martial arts skills, and the masters around him are even more like clouds......"

Li Yan glanced at Li Feng and sneered: "No matter how brave Wei Ba is, how many can he be?" When he receives the edict, can he bring a large number of warriors with him? ”

"You mean......" Li Feng gasped: "Decapitation tactics? ”

Li Yan nodded: "Not bad." Wei Ba likes to use decapitation tactics on the battlefield, and the prime minister changed to use decapitation tactics in the court, and he uses it justifiably, which is indeed admirable. Hehe, Wei Ba is young in the end, he thinks that Zhao Tong and Fei Yi are his people, but he doesn't want to think about it, if he dies, Zhao Tong and Fei Yi can not only rely on the prime minister, but also who can they rely on. Therefore, as long as Wei Ba dies, the prime minister's heart disease will go, and he must be able to go on the road with peace of mind. ”

Li Feng rolled his eyes: "Then should we remind Wei Ba?" ”

"No, you don't." Li Zhengxin picked up the book: "What kind of good person do you think Wei Ba is, my defeat is probably what he wants to see." Now, it's my turn to see them come back to life. It was so easy to get out of this whirlpool, so why should I plunge into it again? From now on, you will keep me at home and I will not be allowed to go anywhere. Until the dust settled, someone knocked on my door. ”

Li Feng muttered: "It's just that I don't know if it's Congratulatory or mournful who knocks on the door." ”

Li Yan glared at him: "Idiot, of course it's Hexi." Whether the prime minister killed Wei Ba, or Wei Ba killed the prime minister, they all need you and me to help, do you understand? ”

Li Feng shrunk his neck, and he didn't say anything. Of course, he hoped that his father's words were true, and now this kind of idle life was too uncomfortable, and he was used to the busy traffic of the General's Mansion, and he couldn't stand the current crowd.

Who will win? Li Feng's gaze passed through the window, looked at the white clouds in the sky, and suddenly asked, "Father, who do you hope will win?" ”

Li Yan paused and said lightly: "Of course I hope Wei Ba can win." Although he is as insidious as the prime minister, at least he is big-minded and can tolerate people. Prime Minister, he's already going crazy, there are only so many people in his eyes who can live, and everyone else deserves to die. ”

(To be continued......)