The petition was quickly sent to Zhuge Liang.

The Jingxiang people collectively made a collective effort to petition for Ma Yan, and this incident also alarmed the entire Shu army at once. You don't have to look at the contents, just look at the people who participated in the signing to understand the weight. Prime Minister Shi Xiang Lang took the lead, Hu Ji was the main bookkeeper, Liao Hua, Yang Yi, Wei Ba and others who joined the army were listed, and there were dozens of dignified people, almost half of the Prime Minister's Mansion. The Prime Minister's Mansion petitioned the Prime Minister's Mansion, which was beyond the scope of the proposal, but a real liliang display.

Of course, it is also a sarcasm.

It is the leaders of the Jingxiang clan who want to kill, and the elites of the Jingxiang clan who will be killed, no matter how you look at it, this petition is an internal strife of the Jingxiang faction. The most embarrassing is of course Zhuge Liang on the cusp.

After Huo Yi received the petition sent to Lang Rang Xiang Tiao, he trembled and brought it to Zhuge Liang. He didn't know how Zhuge Liang would feel when he saw this petition. This is the attitude of Jingxiang people, and in fact, it is also a dissatisfaction with Zhuge Liang, and even a threat. Although Zhuge Liang has always appeared as a Jingxiang person, he himself is not a Jingxiang person. The reason why he can appear as a representative of the Jingxiang family is because the Jingxiang people support him, and now the Jingxiang people are petitioning for Ma Yan, is he allowed or not? Allowed, of course it was a concession, but if it was not allowed, who knew if Jingxiang people would abandon him because of this?

Zhuge Liang took the petition, but there was not much reaction. Xiang Lang did these things, how could he not hear a little wind. Most of the Prime Minister's Mansion went to Xiang Lang's camp, and after realizing it, he could guess what they were doing, not to mention that he was a prime minister who would do everything himself.

"Gather the generals to deliberate, and then make this petition public for everyone to discuss." Zhuge Liang said lightly: "The law is a public weapon, so let's decide the life and death of Ma Tan according to everyone's public opinion." ”

Huo Yi understood, and hurriedly nodded in agreement. He is also from Jingxiang and also signed the petition. knew that Zhuge Liang's words were not only for him, but also for Xiang Lang and to all Jingxiang people.

Leave the life and death of Ma Tan to the public. This is Zhuge Liang's method. If you can help me suppress the opposition, Ma Jian won't have to die, otherwise, you won't have to say anything more.

One is a public opinion. Zhuge Liang took all the pressure off his body.

Xiang Lang had already expected this result, so he urgently consulted with Hu Ji and others to study how to deal with the difficulties of Lai Min and others. Lemin is different. He is old and well-educated, and on such occasions, it is the best battlefield for him to play. Although Xiang Lang and others are proficient in the rule of officials, they may not be Laimin's opponents when it comes to quoting scriptures and classics.

Learning is not a big thing.

Soon. This meeting, which was related to Ma Tan's life and death, was held. Xiang Lang and others all attended, and although they made a lot of preparations, their pressure was still not small. In the face of Laimin, they have no chance of winning, but they can't help but argue. Otherwise, their petition is vexatious.

It was almost a battle that was destined to be won, so Xiang Lang didn't pin his hopes on the debate, he hoped that Wei Ba would fulfill his promise and come to the rescue of Ma Yan. In fact, he also knew that the so-called petitions and so-called debates were all formalities, and the purpose was to influence Zhuge Liang's decision. What can really decide Ma Tan's life and death is Zhuge Liang himself. And the only one who can make Zhuge Liang loosen his mouth is Wei Ba.

But what worried Xiang Lang was that everyone had arrived, but Wei Ba did not appear. He asked Zhao Guang several times with his eyes, but Zhao Guang shook his head, saying that he didn't know where Wei Ba had gone.

Xiang Lang was furious, his face pale.

Zhuge Liang saw it in his eyes, coughed lightly, and announced the start of the meeting. It's just that although he was not as anxious as Xiang Lang, his eyes couldn't help but look at the door of the tent.

Laimin was the first to jump out, and the public discussion began.

……

Wei Ba didn't go to the prime minister's big tent of the Chinese army, and he didn't care about the debate there. can let Jing Xiang form a group and put pressure on Zhuge Liang, he will achieve his goal, no matter how Zhuge Liang responds, he has already fallen behind.

As for the debate between Xiang Lang and others and Lai Min, he didn't have much hope. What kind of person is Laimin, a person who has played with his mouth all his life, soaking in those stacks of books every day, how can Xiang Lang and others do it. In addition to Lai Min, let's take a look at Yin Mo's people, who have not worked hard in their studies. It's strange to say that Yin Mo's knowledge came from Song Zhong in Jingzhou, but now he is used to deal with the people of Jingzhou, but few of the people in Jingzhou have worked hard in Confucianism. Including Xiang Lang, although he once studied in Sima Decao, he was considered by Lai Min not to study, he was a official, not a qualified minister.

Wei Ba took Wei Xing and came to the baggage camp.

Yang Yi, who was in charge of the baggage camp, went to the meeting, and the baggage camp was quiet. Most of these people are Jingxiang people, and they care much more about Ma Yan's life and death than ordinary soldiers, and when they saw Wei Ba coming in, they all subconsciously stood up.

Xiang Lang and others may not be able to take Wei Ba in their eyes, but for these Jingxiang people from low backgrounds, Wei Ba, who joined the army at a young age, is definitely a person worthy of respect, at least not to be offended. Think about how many losses Yang Yi and his son have suffered in his hands, and think about Liu Yan and his son who were slapped in the face by him and returned to Chengdu in a gloomy manner, you know that the smiling young man in front of him is a ruthless character.

"I'm here to see Ma join the army." Wei Ba said with a smile.

He was soon brought before Ma Tan.

Ma Jian sat in the grass, his clothes were dirty, but he was dressed neatly, and even the corners were smoothed as much as possible. The hair was also tied up as well as possible and wrapped in a piece of green cloth. Seeing Wei Ba come in, he was not surprised, but a little ashamed.

Wei Ba smiled and sat down across from him, Wei Xing asked someone to bring a case, put it between the two of them, and took out a sand table and put it on the table.

Ma Yan's eyes tightened, and he looked at Wei Ba in surprise, as if he didn't quite understand what Wei Ba wanted to do.

"You should know that the reason why I came here is because Xiang Gong wants to save you." Wei Ba fiddled with the sand table and said: "From my personal point of view, there is no reason to save you, for this reason, I don't think I need to say more, you are also clear." I am willing to come to see you, for the sake of Xiang Gong's face, and for the sake of our hometown of Jingxiang people. ”

Ma Tan bit his chapped lip, lowered his head in shame, and looked at the small flags on the case. "And what does that mean?"

Wei Ba said lightly: "Let's see if you are worth saving." ”

Ma Yan's eyes tightened, and he was a little annoyed and angry. He felt that Wei Ba was playing tricks on him, he promised Xiang Lang, but he was still thinking about whether to save him, and even said that it was worth saving, obviously treating him as a goods to be sold at a price.

"Don't look at me like that." Wei Ba didn't care about Ma Tan's shame. "You should know that Prime Minister Weishenme wants to kill you, and Xiang Gong and Weishenme think that only I can save you. In that case, I paid such a great price that I couldn't save a stubborn fool, don't you? ”

Ma Tan was speechless. He was slapped in the face by Wei Ba, but he could only endure it, remembering the scene when he taught Wei Ba a lesson in the past and made Wei Ba have nothing to say, he felt very sad.

How long has it been since the positions of the two were reversed? Is it really terrifying?

Wei Ba set up the sand table and looked at Ma Jian with interest in his eyes, until Ma Jian was uncomfortable with him, and then smiled: "Ready?" ”

"Hmph, what's there to prepare?" Ma Jian forced a calm sneer, and reached out to take the small flag representing the troops: "Isn't it just a game of tactical deduction?" ”

Wei Ba shook his head, stretched out his hand and pressed the small flag, and said seriously: "I said that Ma Youchang, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous, should you just talk about it?" ”

Ma Tan was stunned for a moment, and his face was suddenly flushed, and he was embarrassed. Sand table tactical deduction is not an ordinary game, it is also a part of the battle, a part of the temple calculation. Sun Tzu's thirteen chapters, the first of which is temple calculation. But he is so negligent, doesn't he just take the words "soldiers are fierce and dangerous" as a child's play?

What's more, he's just lost the battle, and now that he says this, isn't it just a good scar - no, the scar is not good - forget the pain?

Ma Yan's face was hot, and it made him more uncomfortable than Wei Ba slapping him twice. The previous reflection is now all exposed in front of this sentence, what reflection, what summary, are all flashes. If he can't really be psychologically alert, no matter how much he comprehends, he will still fail in the future.

Ma Tan hesitated for a long time and slowly let go of his hand.

"You go, you're right, I'm not worth your rescue." Ma Yan's voice was hoarse, his face was gray, and he seemed to have aged a few years in a moment. "I admit defeat, although Nian is not confused, he is still a fool, and he is really not worth saving."

Wei Ba played with the small flag in his hand and looked at Ma Jian lightly, with neither joy nor contempt on his face.

"Really?"

"It's true, and it's true." Ma Tan raised his face, laughed self-deprecatingly, and tears flowed down his thin face: "I have always thought that my talent is unparalleled, but it turns out that I am just sitting in a well and watching the sky, only empty talk, and not practical." I thought that my grandson's thirteen articles were memorized backwards, but I didn't understand the subtle meaning of them at all, and I didn't even really understand the first sentence. ”

The corners of Wei Ba's mouth twitched, as if he was smiling. Sun Tzu's thirteenth chapter, the first sentence is "soldiers, the major affairs of the country, the place of death and life, the way of survival, must not be ignored", Ma Jian treats war as a child's play, but he doesn't even understand the first sentence.

Wei Ba pushed Xiaoqi in front of Ma Jian and said lightly: "If you can have such an understanding, you still have the value of saving." Come, let me see how much you have comprehended? ”

Ma Tan was silent for a long time, pinched up the small flag, looked at the sand table, and then looked at Wei Ba with calm eyes on the other side, hesitated for a while, and responded respectfully: "Oh." ”

At this moment, he is no longer the high-spirited horse joining the army, no longer the aggressive Xiangyang talent, but a dying man who has been stripped of his gorgeous coat and exposed his scarred body, and there is no anger in his body, only a trace of dim light in his eyes, like a fire in the wind, which may be extinguished at any time, but it has not been extinguished.

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Coincidentally, the fiftieth in the overall list, the sixth in the classification, are all the same, Lao Zhuang is 20 votes short of him, a gap of more than ten votes less than yesterday, continue to work hard and catch up!

What a cool discovery. (To be continued.) )