Peng Heng waved his sleeves and walked away in a dashing manner in the eyes of everyone in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Jiang Wan and the others rushed to the hall, but saw Zhuge Liang lying crookedly on the desk, his face like gold paper, and there was blood at the corner of his mouth.

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister......" exclamations came and went.

"Gongyan ......" Zhuge Liang grabbed Jiang Wan's sleeve tightly, tears mixed with blood, falling from the corners of his eyes: "We ...... Defeated. ”

"Defeat...... Finish? Jiang Wan was taken aback, and a wave of uneasiness swelled in his heart. Prime Minister, what...... Defeated? ”

"All our plans are in Wei Ba's hands. Liu Min and others failed to act, and now they ......" Zhuge Liang didn't finish his sentence, a mouthful of blood gushed out, choking him coughing a few times and fainting.

The Prime Minister's Mansion was in turmoil.

Soon, the whole Chang'an was in chaos, and rumors spread. Some say that the Son of Heaven issued an edict to crown Wei Ba as the king of Jin, but he wanted to seize Wei Ba's military power, lure him back to Guanzhong, and then kill him like Han Gaozu killed Han Xin and Peng Yue. Some say that this is the prime minister's idea, and it has nothing to do with the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven was also forced by the prime minister. The mastermind is the prime minister, the envoy Liu Min is Jiang Wan's cousin, and the deputy envoy Liu Yu is the son of the prime minister's confidant Liu Yan, he has a grudge against Wei Ba, if it is not deliberately arranged by the prime minister, how could Liu Yu have the opportunity to serve as the deputy envoy, this is clearly a trap that has been planned for a long time, what kind of king, it is all a false move, whether Wei Ba agrees or not, it is a dead end. Sending so many dead soldiers, where to bring them back to Guanzhong, it is clear that they will be killed on the spot.

Rumors were like the wind, blowing all over Guanzhong within a few days. Guanzhong was the time when the spring was cold, and it was blown by this wind. Suddenly the chill was to the bone.

Whether it is the edict of the Son of Heaven or the edict of the prime minister, since Wei Ba is not dead, he will inevitably fight back. Can Guan Zhong block Wei Ba's attack, and can Jiang Wei be Wei Ba's opponent?

There are different opinions, and there is panic.

……

Li Yan stood in front of the window, smiling silently. He shook his head slowly: "Wei Ziyu, you finally have to wait for the clouds to see the moon." It's so young and so forbearing. This time, everyone got the stolen goods. The prime minister jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it up. ”

Li Feng stood behind him. Overjoyed: "Father, will Wei Ba definitely win?" ”

"What else do you need to say?" Li Yan glanced back at Li Feng: "Liu Min was captured, Ma Zhong, Zhuge Ke and others were arrested one by one, and the prime minister's secret edict must have also fallen into the hands of Wei Ba." These few edicts. It was enough to crucify the prime minister. As for His Majesty's ......"

Li Yan laughed: "Even if you don't die." There's no chance of turning over. There were only two paths in front of him. First, according to Wei Ba's request, the prime minister's family was wiped out and all the power was transferred to Wei Ba. Then wait to fulfill his destined heavy responsibility and cede the throne to Wei Ba. First, he was held hostage by Jiang Wei and others, announced that Wei Ba was a traitor, fought to the death with Wei Ba, and gave away his own life after the last death. ”

Li Feng thought for a long time: "Which one will he choose?" ”

"It's not which one he will choose, it's the prime minister who asks him to choose." Li Yan put away his smile and snorted: "He is a puppet, and now he is the puppet of the prime minister, whether he can have the opportunity to be Wei Ba's puppet depends on whether the prime minister is willing to let go." ”

……

The Prime Minister's Mansion quarreled, Jiang Wei and Zhang Yi quarreled, and they almost drew their swords against each other.

Zhang Yi believes that now Wei Ba has fully grasped the advantage, and with the edict in hand, whether it is strength or morality, the advantage is on Wei Ba's side. Guanzhong is dominated by the followers of the Heavenly Master Dao, Wei Ba himself is the head of the Heavenly Master Dao, and Zhang Xiangu is helping, and his attraction to the Heavenly Master Daoist is only above the imperial court. Once Wei Ba wants to tackle the key problems, these heavenly masters will inevitably respond, and the inside and outside should be combined, just rely on the little army in your hand, can you defend Guanzhong?

Since you can't hold it, it's better to give up. A few people took the responsibility over and gave Wei Ba an explanation. Politics is to compromise with each other, Wei Ba will never insist on going his own way, and insist on killing all the subordinates of the Prime Minister's Mansion. This is not a few people, who does not have a large or small family standing behind them? What's more, some of them are still his township party. If you kill too many people, you will inevitably accumulate hatred. Wei Ba will not fail to understand this. What he wants is rights, and he just gives him rights.

Jiang Wei scoffed. Wei Ba hasn't come yet, you are scared first, cowardly before fighting, how can you win the battle? That's right, Wei Ba's strength is strong, but he is not strong enough to be invincible in the world. At the beginning, he was invincible, and under Pengcheng, didn't he almost die in a battle? Compared with Pengcheng, Guanzhong's strength is much stronger, and the geographical conditions are also much more favorable. Guanzhong Sisai, 800 miles of Qinchuan, plus the place where Longyou raised horses, even if Wei Ba hits Guanzhong temporarily, I can hold it, what is there to be afraid of?

Besides, you said that you should find a few people to take responsibility, so who do you think should be? Prime Minister, or me, or Your Majesty? This is all your wishful thinking, Wei Ba's purpose is to usurp the throne, how can he kill a few people and let it go.

Jiang Wei patted his chest and said, "Prime Minister, don't worry, Liu Min and the others missed, it was just an accident, and it was Wei Ba's luck." No matter how lucky you are, there will always be a time when you run out. For now, if he dares to raise a flag against him, I'm afraid that God will not allow him, and his good luck will be exhausted. ”

Zhuge Liang barely opened his eyes, waved his hand, and motioned for Jiang Wei to stay, and the others withdrew first.

Jiang Wan and the others were puzzled, but they still retreated. Zhuge Liang beckoned Jiang Wei closer. Jiang Wei knelt in front of his sickbed, held his hand, and said with tears in his eyes: "Prime Minister, you must not retreat." ”

"Boyo, you told me the truth, Liu Min's miss, did you expect it?"

Jiang Wei hurriedly shook his head: "Prime Minister, how is this possible." Whether it's Yang Xiong or the hundred dead soldiers, it's all my years of hard work, how could I send them to Wei Ba to kill? ”

"Then where does your confidence come from?" Zhuge Liang glared at Jiang Wei: "How sure are you?" ”

Jiang Wei hesitated for a moment: "Prime Minister, in addition to Yang Xiong and others, I also arranged a person." ”

Zhuge Liang said sharply: "Who? ”

Jiang Wei licked his lips and hesitated for a long time before he said, "Guo Xiu, a native of Xiping." That is, the clansmen of the Empress Dowager Cao Wei Guo. ”

Zhuge Liang sat up violently, looked at Jiang Wei in astonishment, and his body tensed. He withdrew his hand and pointed at Jiang Wei, his fingers trembling as his voice: "Boyo, you are so big...... Dare to hide it. ”

"Prime Minister, I'm not trying to hide it from you." Jiang Wei was shocked, took a step back, and kowtowed repeatedly: "I'm just worried that Wei Ba is on guard." Yang Xiong and others have no chance of winning. That's why a backhand was arranged. Moreover, if Guo Xiu succeeds in advance, Wei Ba will be killed by Cao Wei's assassins, which is also a great thing for us. Prime minister. You say, don't you? ”

"Idiot!" Zhuge Liang was furious: "Such a thing." There is only one chance, and there is no second chance. No matter who does it, it will cause Wei Ba to be wary. Guo Xiu is also a minister of the enemy country, how can Wei Ba allow him to get close? Do you still believe that Guo Xiu has nothing to do with Yang Xiong's miss? ”

Jiang Wei's face also turned white. When he heard the news that Liu Min and others had missed, his first reaction was that someone might have leaked secrets, and this person was likely to be Guo Xiu. Because only in this way could Guo Xiu get close to Wei Ba. However, although he complained that Guo Xiu was doing his own thing, and the matter had come to an end, he could only pin his hopes on Guo Xiu. From Guo Xiu's point of view, using the lives of more than 100 people such as Yang Xiong to create an opportunity for himself can be regarded as ruthless. Such a person is more likely to succeed than Yang Xiong.

However, he has been hiding this matter from Zhuge Liang, if Zhuge Liang deprives him of his military power because of this and expels him from the inner circle of the Prime Minister's Mansion, then he may not be able to wait for Guo Xiu to succeed, and he will lose completely. When the time comes, Guo Xiu's success will only cheapen others.

"Prime Minister, listen to my explanation......" Jiang Wei hurriedly said his reasons, and then kowtowed again and again.

Zhuge Liang gasped, but couldn't say anything.

Jiang Wei cautiously explained: "Prime Minister, Wei Ba has long been wary of the Prime Minister, within a few days, several ambushes have fallen into the hands of Wei Ba, presumably they have already been deployed, how could he not be prepared at all for Liu Min and others?" From this point of view, Yang Xiong and others were not a foolproof plan. Now that Wei Ba has killed a master like Yang Xiong and got the handle, it is the time when he gets carried away, but when the guard is the most relaxed, Guo Xiu is very likely to succeed in one blow. ”

"Wei Ba is scheming, and now that he has succeeded, how can he let go of the Prime Minister's Mansion? He will inevitably take this opportunity to press forward step by step to realize his ambition of usurping the throne and standing on his own. When this is the chance of success or failure, how can you win without a fight? Prime Minister, hold on a little longer, the final victory will be ours. If you retreat at this time, not to mention anything else, the prime minister will not only be poisoned by his father, son, grandchildren, and grandchildren, but you will also be infamous through the ages......"

"Don't talk about it." Zhuge Liang waved his hand angrily: "Get out!" ”

Jiang Wei was stunned, couldn't help but burst into tears, and couldn't cry.

"Go back to Tongguan and control Chen Rui immediately." Zhuge Liang's voice was as low as a gnat, indistinguishable. Jiang Wei understood at once, and hurriedly kowtowed twice, turned around and ran away.

As soon as Jiang Wei left, Jiang Wan walked in. Zhuge Liang was powerless to beckon: "Gongyan, grinding ink, I want to give His Majesty a table." ”

Jiang Wan hesitated: "Prime Minister, you are not in good health, and you have been too tired in the past two days, it is better to take a rest, what is the ......?"

"Gongyan, after 30 years of hard work and hard work, he is still defeated, and he will die." Zhuge Liang sat up, squinted his eyes, glanced at the sun that was already in the west, and his face was a little more dizzy, a little nostalgic: "I can't see the sunrise tomorrow, while this afterglow is not over, I want to arrange the future." ”

When Jiang Wan heard this, he was shocked, and he wanted to persuade him again, Huang Yueying walked in and said softly: "Gongyan, don't persuade again, listen to him the last time." Providence is like this, what can the husband say. ”

Jiang Wan's nose was sour, he lowered his head, and walked out of the hall quickly. Huang Yueying sat down slowly behind Zhuge Liang, took out a wooden comb from her sleeve, and said softly: "Husband, I'll comb your hair again." ”

"Okay." Zhuge Liang chin slightly and sat upright.

Zhuge Pan and Zhuge Zhan walked in and sat beside them obediently, their heads bowed, and their tears flowed for a long time.

Huang Yueying combed very slowly, and combed it very carefully, for fear of hurting Zhuge Liang's scalp. Zhuge Liang's hair is already very thin, and he can even see the age spots on his scalp. He had been sick for so long that his scalp was a little wrinkled, and if he wasn't careful, he would get his teeth cut by the comb.

Tears silently slipped from the corners of Huang Yueying's eyes, moistening Zhuge Liang's gray hair.

Huang Yueying combed his hair and took Zhuge Zhan, Zhuge Pan got up and left. Zhuge Liang was also a little more energetic. He straightened up again, picked up his pen, and began to write the note. Although this sheet is less than 1,000 words, it was written for nearly an hour. Every stroke seems to be Zhuge Liang's last stroke, which makes Jiang Wan's heart pound and cold sweat.

When Zhuge Liang finished writing the last stroke, he put down the pen, pushed the watch to Jiang Wan, and said in a dumb voice: "Gongyan, take a look." ”

Jiang Wan hurriedly took it over and looked at it carefully. This look made him even more admired, even at this time, Zhuge Liang's thinking was still clear, his calligraphy was meticulous, his rhetoric was elegant, his arguments were reasonable, and he was meticulous, no matter how he looked at it, it didn't look like it could be written by a seriously ill person.

"Prime Minister, this must be another masterpiece." Jiang Wan praised sincerely, he raised his head and glanced at Zhuge Liang, but he was suddenly stunned, tears burst out of his eyes, he fell to the ground, and cried loudly: "Prime Minister——"

Zhuge Liang sat motionless, his eyes wide open, but he was no longer breathing.

A blood-like afterglow crossed the wall and shone on his face, shining with golden light.

……

In the sixteenth year of Jianxing, on the tenth day of February, at the beginning of the unitary hour, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang died at the age of 58...... (To be continued......)