Jiang Wei's biggest weakness now is that he is not qualified enough.

Since the surrender of Jianxing in the sixth year, his resume in Shuhan has been less than six years. In such a short period of time, he was able to become a miscellaneous general and marquis, not because of his ability and achievements, but because he fell in love with Zhuge Liang. In fact, many people consciously or unconsciously ignore his ability and record, and what they remember most clearly is his fiasco.

How many generals haven't eaten a few battles, especially the generals of Shu Han? Including the famous general Zhao Yun, who is known as undefeated, almost everyone has lost a battle, and many of them have been defeated and fled alone. Although Jiang Wei's failure was a bit miserable, it was not without precedent. If you want to blame, you can only blame him for his bad luck, and he is often compared with Wei Ba.

Wei Ba is the son of a meritorious hero of the Shu Han Dynasty and was inexplicably suppressed by the prime minister. Since his debut, he has made great achievements, is invincible, and invincible, but he has not been able to enter the sequence of the successor of the prime minister; Jiang Wei is a demoted general, and he has no commendable feats, but he is blue-eyed by the prime minister. Compared with the two, Jiang Wei is simply useless.

In the eyes of many people, Jiang Wei is a minister, and he is the best proof of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's nepotism and self-use. In the six years he was in Shu Han, he was of no use except for this role. His official title has not been touched in the past six years, and he has not accumulated any decent capital, just like he just surrendered six years ago, just a dog in front of the prime minister.

Not to mention a fierce man like Wei Yan, who was born with eyes on the top of his head, even Wu Yi, who is determined to follow the prime minister, may not really look up to him. If he wants to mobilize Wu Yi to do something else for him, will Wu Yi be so obedient?

That's why Zhuge Liang said that. This Jihua is right, but the person who executes Jihua, you Jiang Wei, is not qualified.

For Jiang Wei, this is a great irony, a comment that is enough to make him embarrassed.

Although Zhuge Liang's original intention may not be so.

Jiang Wei's face was as red as blood for a while, and as white as snow for a while, and it took a long time to recover and arch his hand: "That'...... What is the Prime Minister's opinion? ”

Zhuge Liang had been quietly watching Jiang Wei, and it wasn't until Jiang Wei breathed a sigh of relief that he laughed silently. "Didn't I say that, boyo. This jihua is a good jihua. It's just that you're still young and don't have enough qualifications. You don't have enough qualifications, but I can. It's up to me to come forward, your jihua is a very good jihua. ”

Jiang Wei was stunned. looked at Zhuge Liang's tired smiling face. Overwhelmed by a sudden burst of ecstasy.

"Prime Minister......" Jiang Wei choked. I don't know how to thank you. Zhuge Liang dragged the sick body to pave the way for him and help him onto the horse. Send another ride, this kind of kindness is just a biological father and son.

Zhuge Liang smiled, closed his eyes, pondered for a moment, lifted the quilt and went down. "Boyo, prepare pen and ink, I will repair the book for Wei Yan, and let him personally lead the elite cavalry to help."

Jiang Wei asked puzzledly, "Let Wei Yan come in person?" ”

"Well, with Wei Yan as the chief general of other departments and Wu Yi as the deputy, this is enough weight. And Wei Yan is aggressive, he will definitely not refuse such an opportunity to make meritorious contributions. Zhuge Liang took a breath and laughed softly: "Besides, with Wei Yan as another department, can Wei Ba not give fire bombs?" ”

"But......" Jiang Wei still hesitated.

"Are you afraid that Wei Yan will make meritorious contributions, and Wei Jiawei will be in great trouble?" Zhuge Liang immediately understood what Jiang Wei meant, and Jiang Wei nodded awkwardly. Zhuge Liang laughed disappreciably: "What kind of credit is greater than the attack on Luoyang?" The northern part of Bingzhou has long been reduced to a barbarian pasture, and even if it is occupied, it will not help, and it is not even as good as a county in Hedong. Boyo, choose the lesser of two evils, we must focus on the overall situation, and we can't waste food because of choking. As long as you can make this great achievement, where will the Wei family's father and son be able to balance you in the future. ”

After listening to Zhuge Liang's explanation, Jiang Wei was convinced and bowed down to receive the order. "What the prime minister said is very true."

Zhuge Liang wrote several letters one after another, feeling tired, and then returned to the sickbed, closed his eyes and recuperated. Jiang Wei took the letter that Zhuge Liang had just written, and did not immediately use the seal, but carefully studied it, analyzing the intention between the lines of the prime minister's words. It's a great opportunity to learn by example. In the case of the prime minister's poor health, Jiang Wei seized every opportunity to learn the prime minister's way of government.

Only in this way can he grow up as soon as possible and become a qualified successor.

……

Hanzhong, Dingjun Mountain.

Wu Yi stood on the boulder where Wei Ba once practiced martial arts, looking out at the valley where the water flowed, his gray eyebrows lightly locked. His hands were behind his back, and he was still holding the handwritten letter from Zhuge Liang that he had just received.

Zhuge Liang asked him to rush to Chang'an after the autumn harvest and prepare to go on an expedition with Wei Yan, and their task was to lead 15,000 men from other departments to attack Xihe County in Bingzhou, and from there they would enter Yanmen and Yunzhong in the north of Bingzhou, and make a detour of thousands of miles to assist the main force in capturing Bingzhou.

Jihua is no problem, it is Zhuge Liang's favorite tactic, to focus on other parts, attract the attention of the enemy, and lead the main force as the positive. Zhuge Liang did this during his first Northern Expedition, and it was the famous general Zhao Yun who led the troops for other departments at that time.

But Wu Yi still felt that something was wrong.

"How is the Prime Minister's health?" Wu Yi asked lightly.

The mountain wind was strong, and as soon as the words came out, they were blown away in the wind. However, the messenger standing behind Wu Yi was obviously very attentive, and he could hear every word Wu Yi said clearly, and immediately replied: "After two months of raising the prime minister, his health has been excellent, and he is stepping up the training of soldiers, preparing food and grass, and preparing to go to battle. ”

Wu Yi turned his head, glanced at the messenger, nodded, and ordered someone to take the messenger down the mountain to rest. Watching trust leave, Wu Yi's second son Wu Min moved over slowly, stood behind Wu Yi, and asked unhurriedly: "Father, what are you worried about?" ”

"I'm worried about fraud." Wu Yi's eyebrows trembled, and he picked up the letter in his hand again and trembled. "Zixing, look at this letter."

Wu Min took it with some surprise, looked at it carefully, and didn't see anything wrong. "This ...... It's the prime minister's handwriting, could it be ......" Wu Min suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Father." You suspect that Wei Ba is ...... again"

Wu Yi glared at Wu Min and forced back half of what he said behind him. Wei Ba deceived Sun Quan by pretending to be the prime minister's handwriting last time, and later wrote a self-impeachment, and now everyone knows that Wei Ba's handwriting is similar to the prime minister, and they think about Wei Ba when they have doubts. It is not surprising that Wu Min has such thoughts, and he is very puzzled by his father's dissatisfaction.

"This letter is undoubtedly written by the prime minister. However, the pen power is a little weak. Wu Yi coughed, turned around, and paced back and forth for two steps. If the prime minister can't even write a letter, he can't do it. How could he command this big battle? And last year the war just ended. Guanzhong has only been alive for a year, even if this year's harvest is good, how can it support such a big war? Li Yan said first, asking Yizhou to support the Prime Minister's Northern Expedition. That's impossible. ”

Wu Min also frowned. He looked at the letter in his hand again. He doesn't have the same eyesight as Wu Yi. I can't recognize the strength of the pen. However, he knows one thing that if there is no support from Yizhou, only the current strength of Guanzhong and Hanzhong. If Zhuge Liang wants to complete such a big battle, the difficulty is not ordinary. The situation in Hanzhong has been good in recent years, even in the case of fully supporting the war in Guanzhong, there is still some surplus, but it is still a very difficult thing to support the Northern Expedition of 80,000 troops.

"Transferring Wei Yan here, I'm afraid it is not only to borrow Wei Yan's bravery, but also to use Wei Yan's face to ask Wei Ba to provide more support." Wu Yi sighed softly: "This shows that the prime minister is not fully prepared, he is taking risks." He weishenme wants to take a risk, and he won't even wait for two years? ”

Wu Yi raised his head and stared at Wu Min with a sharp look in his eyes. Wu Min was startled, instinctively took a step back, and retreated to the edge of the rock in one step. When he was swayed by the mountain wind that swept up, his face suddenly turned pale with fright, and he subconsciously jumped a step, returned to the middle of the boulder, covered his beating heart, and it took a long time to come to his senses.

Wu Yi kept staring at Wu Min, his face was a little ugly. Wu Min's panic disappointed him. If you don't even have this concentration, how will you face the wind and rain in the court in the future?

"You say, this is weishenme?" Wu Yi asked.

"What?" Wu Min was inexplicable, he almost fell down the mountain just now, and he was still scared in his heart, where did he remember the question his father asked him just now.

Wu Yi let out a long sigh and pointed to the edge of the boulder. "Back then, Wei Ba worshipped Zhao Yun as his teacher, and he practiced boxing on this boulder to temper his mind. From today onwards, you will also practice martial arts on this boulder every day, when will you be able to fight with people with your eyes closed and not panic like today, and when will it be considered complete. ”

After Wu Yi finished speaking, without waiting for Wu Min to speak, he strode down the mountain. Wu Min stood there in a daze, confused. Obviously, he was talking about Prime Minister Zhuge just now, why did his father suddenly let him learn from Wei Ba and practice martial arts on this big stone?

……

Chengdu, General's Mansion.

Li Yan and Li Feng sat opposite each other, with an urgent report they had just received spread out in front of them. The corners of Li Yan's mouth were slightly raised, with a touch of indescribable contempt. Li Feng's face was full of joy, and he looked at Li Yan impatiently, eager to try.

"Okay, I didn't expect that the prime minister, who has always been a last resort, will also have a day when he can't hold his breath." Li Yan stroked his beard and laughed softly: "If he wants to take a risk, it can only mean that he is not in good health, and he knows that the end is coming." He is dead, and there are wastes like Jiang Wei and Yang Yi left, what use can he have. ”

"Yes, the time is coming when my father will take power alone."

"Monopoly? It's not that easy. Ma Yan, Wei Ba, which one is not waiting for this opportunity. Li Yan's eyes rolled: "The prime minister wants to transfer Wei Yan to participate in the war, I'm afraid that he has the intention to unite with Wei Ba, and we have to guard against it." If the old and the young join forces, I am afraid that there are few people in the world who are their opponents. ”

"Even if it's just one, it's definitely the father." Li Feng said with a smile.

"Me?" Li Yan glanced at Li Feng and shook his head: "I'm not even as good as the prime minister alone, how can I be the opponent of the two of them." Boy, you think too highly of me. If it weren't for the prime minister's suspicion of Wei Ba, I'm afraid I'd still be struggling in Jiangzhou now. He sighed: "The prime minister is not dead, I am not his opponent after all, so for the sake of my Li family's wealth, it is better for him to die early." ”

(To be continued......)