Zhuge Liang was wrapped in a thick cotton coat, draped in an old fur, sitting in a wheelchair, pushed by Dong Yun, and walked slowly in front of the side hall. The winter sun shone on his pale face, and the blood vessels under the skin could almost be seen, and large and small brown spots were scattered on his bare skin, like dead leaves scattered on the snow.

His thinning hair was meticulously combed, except that the hat appeared a little large, almost pressing down on his eyebrows. Within a few days, his hair was completely white, and even his eyebrows were mostly white. In the sun, it is as white as the snow of Liupan Mountain, and it is as dazzling.

Wei Ba has been back in Chengdu for a few days, but he has not come to see him. In the past two days, he reported on his work in the General's Mansion and discussed with Li Yan the war of the expedition to Liaodong. So far, Zhuge Liang doesn't know what the content of this jihua is, but judging from the fact that Li Yan has convened his cronies for several days in a row, this jihua should be very attractive.

The more this is the case, the more uneasy Zhuge Liang becomes. If the expedition to Liaodong Jihua really succeeds, then Guanzhong will be reduced to an insignificant place, and the wealth and attention of the imperial court will be attracted by this Jihua, Guanzhong can only be defended, and it is more likely that it will become another department to contain Cao Wei, and at the same time provide war horses for the expeditionary army.

In other words, Wei Ba's Jihua will further squeeze Guanzhong's living space.

What made Zhuge Liang even more uneasy was that since Wei Ba came back, there had been no news from Wei Yan. He neither reported Wei Ba's movements to him, nor did he protest to him. He just remained silent and didn't get any feedback back.

This kind of result is even more terrifying than Wei Yan rushing in front of him. Because it was not in line with Wei Yan's nature, he did it. can only explain one problem, now that the Wei family's decision has been handed over to Wei Ba, Wei Yan doesn't care about this matter.

"Prime Minister, it's windy outside, go back and rest."

"Wait." Zhuge Liang said in a low voice: "The General's Mansion has been discussing for so many days, and there should be news coming out." After the debriefing, Wei Ba will definitely come to the palace to see the driver. ”

Dong Yun sighed silently. He knew that Zhuge Liang came outside with his sick body, not only to bask in the sun, but also to relax. It's been so many days, although Wei Ba didn't come to ask for a meeting. Zhuge Liang has always been concerned about his movements.

"Prime Minister. If he comes to the palace, I will inform the prime minister. Dong Yun tightened the old fur on Zhuge Liang's body, tucked the corners of his clothes, and almost pleaded to persuade: "It's cold outside." It's not good to get cold. ”

Zhuge Liang replied tiredly. Thinking about it for days. It did make him feel exhausted. The fire of life is like a spark in the wind, which can be blown out at any time.

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Upstairs at the palace gate, Liu Chan looked boredly at Zhuge Liang who had disappeared into the shadows. He sighed with relief. He turned and walked towards the harem, flicking his sleeves as he went, humming an unknown ditty in his mouth. Only when he leaves the prime minister's sight can he be so relaxed. But the ease is also temporary, the prime minister lives in the palace, and he has to check his schoolwork every day, like a big mountain, pressing on his heart all the time.

Fortunately, the prime minister had a lot of things on his mind in the past two days, and his physical condition was not good, so he was also a little more relaxed. Only then was he able to sneak to the harem and play with Queen Zhang and Zhang Xingcai, who had just returned from Jiaozhou. Zhang Xingcai became a relative and married Wei Wu, but she still did not take off her true colors as a female secret agent, and often told Liu Chan some strange things, as well as some ridiculous things that Wei Ba did. Liu Chan's interest in these things far exceeded his interest in schoolwork, and he summoned Zhang Xingcai into the palace as soon as he was free. Fortunately, Zhang's house is outside the palace gate, only separated by a palace wall, and it is convenient to enter and exit.

Liu Chan arrived at the Jiaofang Palace, just sat down, and before he had time to ask Queen Zhang Zhang if Zhang Xingcai was there, Huang Hao came in at a trot.

"Bixia, Bixia, Zhennan General Wei Ba asks to see."

Liu Chanteng stood up suddenly: "Who?" ”

"Zhennan General Wei Ba, he is outside the palace gate, waiting to see Bixia."

"Quick, let him in." Liu Chan didn't bother to say hello to Empress Zhang, and ran away. Empress Zhang was stunned, and only shook her head and smiled after a while.

Wei Ba entered the palace, finished the salute, and was just about to start reporting on his work, Liu Chan ran in front of him and waved his sleeves: "There is time to talk about official business later, you first tell me what is interesting in Jiaozhou." ”

Wei Ba was stunned: "Bixia, the minister is here to report on his work today, not ......"

"I know, I know." Liu Chan hurriedly said: "You can report at any time, but those fun things can't be heard by others, so you can only say it to me alone." Otherwise, the Imperial Historians will have to impeach you again. Tell me, do those barbarians like to carve all kinds of things on their bodies? ”

Wei Ba was speechless, is Liu Chan Bixia stuffy, so gossipy? Looking at his appearance of scratching his ears and cheeks, eyebrows and smiling, he looks like a dignified son of heaven, and he is simply an immature teenager.

Having said that, he seems to be twenty-six or seventeen years old this year, and it is the time when he likes to be wild and crazy. Stuffy in this Quartet City every day, it is not surprising that the psychology is abnormal.

"This ...... My brother-in-law Xingcai didn't report to Bixia? Isn't she a gold medal agent? ”

"After that, I just want to hear from you again, she is a woman, and there are some things that I am too embarrassed to ask." Liu Chan squeezed his eyebrows and said, "I heard that those barbarian girls like to wear ......" He gestured with his hand on his leg: "Very short skirt, even the butt can be seen?" ”

Wei Ba was completely dumbfounded, it turned out that Emperor Bixia liked this. The women in the palace are not satisfied with watching casually, do you like to watch barbarians?

"This ...... Bixia, that's the case, Jiaozhou Baiyue, most of them are barbarians, there are records in ancient books, Baiyue tattoo vertebrae, this tattoo refers to the depiction of patterns on the body, most of them are the totems they worship. Totem, bixia, do you know what it means? ”

"I know, I know, it's what kind of bird or beast." Liu Chan nodded again and again: "Then you say, our Liu clan is from the Fenglong clan, should we tattoo a dragon on our body?" It's not right, the dragon is raised by our family, but it is not our totem, so ...... Let's get a circle? ”

I have to say that Liu Chan is not stupid at all. It's just a bit of a no-nonsense. When it comes to serious things, he is always a little sluggish, but when he gossips, his brain turns very fast and his thinking jumps, which makes Wei Ba feel a little unable to keep up.

Fortunately, Wei Ba is also a well-informed and eloquent person, and it is more than enough to deal with such a person with a very noble status but very limited knowledge. He threw the debriefing report aside. Talk to Liu Chan. The gods of the heavens and the seas rose up.

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When Wei Ba was bragging with Liu Chan, the palace had already entered a very tense situation.

As soon as Wei Ba entered the palace gate, Dong Yun knew about it and immediately reported to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang had just laid down on the bed. I heard that Wei Ba is coming. Hurriedly got up and got dressed. Then he gave a series of orders, and then he sat down in the temple and waited quietly. I was thinking about what I was going to say.

Outside the palace, dozens of attendants rushed out of the palace gate, carrying the prime minister's order, and rushed in all directions. Wei Ba came too suddenly, he didn't even say hello in advance, Zhuge Liang didn't expect this situation at all, and it was indeed a bit of a hurry to prepare in a short period of time.

Fortunately, Wei Ba was chatting with Liu Chan in the palace, and he probably wouldn't be able to come for a while, so he still had some time to prepare.

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Guarding the official house, Zhao Yun was looking through the records of entering and leaving the palace, and when he saw a name, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. He quickly walked out of the official house, came to the place where the name was hung next to the palace gate, raised his head, and saw the name of Wei Ba, the general of Zhennan.

"Zhennan General Wei Ba has entered the palace?"

"yes, just went in for a while." There is a halberd in the middle of the road.

Zhao Yun's eyes tightened: "Look at the palace gate, I have something to enter the palace." ”

"Whoa."

Zhao Yun turned around and returned to the official office, took off the saber on his body and hung it on the wall, checked his appearance again, and then went out and walked towards the palace. As soon as he walked to the door, a waiter walked out quickly, bowed down and said, "Lord Zhao, the prime minister is invited." ”

Zhao Yun nodded and strode towards the side hall.

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In the Wei family's manor, Wei Yan was holding a snowy war knife, standing in front of the court, and a military soldier rushed in, followed by a panting waiter. The waiter walked straight up to Wei Yan and said urgently, "General, the prime minister is invited." ”

Wei Yan raised his eyebrows, and the cold light shone: "My son has entered the palace?" ”

"Yes, when the villain left the palace, General Zhennan had just entered the palace to see him."

Wei Yan took a heavy breath, muttered for a moment, stomped his feet, threw the knife to the military guards beside him, and rushed out of the gate with the attendant.

……

Dahonglu Du Qiong put down the book, looked at the waiter who pushed the door in, and was taken aback.

"Lord Du, the prime minister is invited."

Du Qiong sighed, quickly got up, and followed the waiter out.

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In the General's Mansion, Li Yan was neatly dressed and stood with his hands in his hands. Looking at the waiter who hurriedly walked in, he smiled silently, his eyes full of sarcasm. Without waiting for the waiter to speak, he said, "Wei Ba has entered the palace?" ”

The waiter was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly nodded: "Exactly, the prime minister has invited the general." ”

"I've been ready for a long time." Li Yan opened his sleeves, showed off his official uniform, and walked out.

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In Yongle Palace, the Empress Dowager Wu listened to the waiter's words and waved her sleeves: "I know, you report back to the prime minister, and I will come later." ”

The waiter answered, turned and went out, but did not leave. Wu stood up and turned back inside. After a while, she put on a gorgeous dress and, accompanied by several female officials, walked towards the side hall where Zhuge Liang lived.

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In the main hall, Liu Chanzheng and Wei Ba were dancing, and Dong Yun walked in and stood silently aside. When Liu Chan saw it, his eyes suddenly darkened, he coughed, sat up straight, waved his sleeves majestically, and said solemnly: "Wei Aiqing, I'm a little tired, let's stop here today." ”

Wei Ba tilted his head sideways, glanced at Dong Yun, and bowed down to receive the order: "The minister retreats." ”

Liu Chan nodded and glanced at Wei Ba with sympathetic eyes, but he didn't dare to make any extra moves. Wei Ba stood up, bowed, and exited the hall, under the gaze of Dong Yun, he put on his shoes, took off his saber from Lan Qi next to him, and turned around to leave.

"General, slow." Dong Yun had already prepared, and as soon as he took a step, he stopped in front of Wei Ba, and said with a serious face: "The prime minister is invited." ”…… (To be continued......)