Wei Ba let out a long sigh and said compassionately: "If you are not in good health, just rest well, why rush for a while?" The prime minister is the pillar of the country, and if he does it, it will be like the sky has fallen. From Bixia to Li Min, they couldn't accept such a loss. Why does he not cherish himself so much, I want to impeach him in a book, and ask Bixia to summon him back to the court and recuperate. ”

Fei Yi was taken aback. Wei Ba's previous words, whether they were true or not, were quite to the ear, but the latter words were a little scary. Please bixia recruit Zhuge Liang back to Chengdu? Are you kidding. Zhuge Liang returned to Chengdu, and Jiang Wei could settle those old generals? Without Zhuge Liang in charge, he will not be unable to send troops, and I am afraid that it will be dangerous to sit in Guanzhong.

"Or ...... I'll go to Guanzhong to share my worries for the prime minister? Wei Ba rolled his eyes, and said happily: "Although I am not talented, I still have some courage, and it is no problem to be a pawn for the prime minister." ”

Fei Yi couldn't cry or laugh. He knew that it was impossible for Wei Ba to be a pawn for the prime minister, and he also knew that it was impossible for the prime minister to let Wei Ba participate in the war. Wei Ba's popularity is too high now, Guanzhong is the starting point of his original business, and he is now still holding the identity of the Heavenly Master Dao Guanzhong District Zhitou Sacrifice Wine. When he arrived in Guanzhong, where did Jiang Wei have a chance to compete with him.

"Guanzhong has enough troops, and there is no need for your reinforcements for a while. Ordinary ordnance is not bad, but fire bombs are the only ones you have. If you have the heart, supply more fire bombs to the prime minister, it will be a great achievement. In addition, considering that the war may drag on, sufficient food reserves are indispensable, and your harvest this year is even better than last year's, can you support the prime minister with more food? In addition, if the Wu army marches out in a big way. There may also be a shortage of food, can you sell some food to them? ”

"Needless to say." Wei Ba patted his chest and said righteously: "The Prime Minister's Northern Expedition is a righteous army to revive the Han Dynasty, although I can't go to the battlefield in person and charge into battle, but it is an honor to do a good job of logistics for the Prime Minister." Say, how much grain does the prime minister want, and what price? ”

Fei Yi was originally smiling when he heard it. Burst with joy. But the words zuihou completely stunned him. What price? It turns out that you are not supporting, you still want to do business, and you want to make a fortune!

"You're going to sell food...... To the Prime Minister? ”

"Of course, the prime minister wants to go on a northern expedition. Of course, I give priority to the prime minister. ”

"But...... This is not the prime minister's private matter. It's a matter for the state. ”

"A matter of the state?" Wei Ba blinked: "Then do you have an official letter from the Great General's Mansion?" Or is there a document from the Great Si Nong? ”

Fei Yi was speechless. He only had Zhuge Liang's private message in his hand. How can there be these official documents.

"In this way, Fei Jun has nothing." Wei Ba shrugged his shoulders and said helplessly: "Then I have to love and can't help." The rent to be paid. I will hand over a lot of grains to Chengdu, and ask me to take more, but without the official document of the General's Mansion, it is difficult to do. If it's a business, it's much simpler, pay the money with one hand, deliver the goods with the other, and for the sake of the prime minister's face, I can give him a preferential price. As for Wu Guo, then I'm sorry, fair trade, no one owes anyone. Fei Jun, do you think this is good? ”

Fei Yi smacked his lips and said nothing. He knew that he had failed this mission, Wei Ba had no intention of supporting Zhuge Liang at all, even if Zhuge Liang transferred Wei Yan to the front line, it would be useless. If you want to get more food and fire bombs from him, in addition to buying them with money, you can only allocate them with the official documents of the General's Mansion.

Can Li Yan give this order? It's impossible.

Seeing the disappointment on Fei Yi's face, Wei Ba smiled: "Fei Jun, it's rare for you to run in person, I can't help but give you face." In this way, I will give you another discount on the basis of the preferential price, and you can defer the payment. ”

"Deferred payment?" Fei Yi was a little dazed for a moment. "What is a deferred payment?"

"Deferred payment means to get the goods first and give the money later." Wei Ba explained and said with a smile: "Of course, since it is a deferred payment, there must be interest and collateral." It's not that I can't trust the prime minister, but that's what the rules are, and I'm no exception. You say yes, right? ”

"And a mortgage?" Fei Yi almost laughed out loud: "What do you want the prime minister to mortgage to you?" ”

"It doesn't matter what happens, it's just a formality anyway." Wei Ba waved his hand: "Fei Jun, my concession ends here, if you want me to make concessions again, then it will be difficult for me to obey my fate." ”

Fei Yi thought for a while: "How much can you offer?" ”

"I don't dare to say more, 500,000 stones, 1 million fire bombs, it shouldn't be a problem." Wei Ba tempted: "As long as the prime minister has a note, when the prime minister wins, this money is not a small amount of money?" ”

"Okay." Fei Yi glared at Wei Ba helplessly, "I'll report to the prime minister immediately, you are ready to get lucky." ”

"No problem." Wei Ba patted his chest, "But you have to be fast, such a large amount, I have to have enough time to prepare." Once the news slips out, I'm not sure I'll be able to make up the numbers. By the way, how about Wu Guo's side, how much are they going to want? ”

Fei Yi sighed. The person in front of him with a market price is a young talent with great ambitions, he is simply a miser.

Fei Yi lamented in his heart, but he didn't dare to slack off. He knew that Zhuge Liang was waiting for his reply. Although Wei Ba's reply was not the result that Zhuge Liang hoped for, it was not far behind, as long as Zhuge Liang had a note, Wei Ba agreed to ship the goods first, which was not much different from free support.

Fei Yi immediately sent a letter to Zhuge Liang, informing Zhuge Liang of the results of his negotiations with Wei Ba.

At the same time, Wei Ba wrote a letter to Ma Yan, asking Xie Guanglong to return to Chengdu as soon as possible. Xie Guanglong did not dare to slack off, and worked day and night, and returned to Chengdu in only half a month, handing over Wei Ba's letter to Ma Yan.

After reading the letter, Ma Tan smiled meaningfully. He sat quietly all night, and the next morning, he went to the General's Mansion.

……

Li Yan's face was as cold as water, and he couldn't wait to get up and slap Ma Yan. The news brought by Ma Jian really made him angry. Wei Ba said that he didn't support Zhuge Liang, but he used a method of deferring payment, and Zhuge Liang didn't even have to pay a single money to get support from him. In the future, if the war is won, the loot will be used to pay for these supplies.

What's the difference between this and pro bono support?

And Ma Jian is so relaxed and proud, obviously he has colluded with Wei Ba. They joined hands to set up their own doors and compete with him and Zhuge Liang. The result was not unexpected, but it came too quickly, faster than he could have imagined. In his jihua, this is at least three or five years away, and it shouldn't be now.

It seems that Ma Tan and Wei Ba are aware of his selfishness, and they are not willing to be restrained, so they want to rise up and fight for more rights and guarantees while Zhuge Liang and him are not divided.

Li Yan regretted a little, it was unwise to anger Ma Jian and Wei Ba when he did not completely defeat Zhuge Liang. These two people are smart and powerful, especially Wei Ba, although the territory he controls is not as strong as Yizhou, but he is not the same in that land, there are no people who are restrained, it is easier to do things, and he also has Jishu who dominates the world, which is enough to influence the situation in the world.

With Wei Ba's support, Zhuge Liang may really take the state, so that he will have no advantage at all. To overpower Zhuge Liang, he can only send troops to attack Wu, and attacking Wu is also inseparable from Wei Ba's support, otherwise the fire bombs that Sun Quan bought from Wei Ba may fall on his head.

Li Yan was furious, but he was helpless. Wei Ba has already achieved his wings, and those ordinary tricks in the officialdom cannot shake his foundation at all, but will only anger him and cause greater disasters.

So he could only endure it.

"Youchang, Ziyu is a talent." Li Yan laughed rarely. "The prime minister didn't let him come to the front line in person, but he used someone like Jiang Wei, which was the biggest mistake. This is not only the brilliance of the lintel of the Wei family, but also inseparable from the teachings of General Zhao. General Zhao is also blessed, with two sons and a disciple, all of whom are very promising. It was only a few months before Zhao Tong was appointed as the general of the Tiger Ben Lang, and the Tiger Ben Lang was reborn and had a new look. ”

Ma Jian smiled, it seems that the father and son of the Zhao family are about to be promoted again. With the strong backing of Wei Ba, it feels different. It was right to form an alliance with Wei Ba, otherwise how could Li Yan take him in his eyes and talk to him so kindly.

Sure enough, within a few days, Li Yan wrote bixia, praising Zhao Yun for saving bixia in Changsaka, and now he has a good teaching, his son and disciples are the pillars of the country, loyalty and courage are rare, and his merits are outstanding. As soon as Li Yan's recital was sparse, there were many people who echoed it. Although the Son of Heaven was willing, he did not dare to be self-conscious, and immediately sent someone to Guanzhong to ask Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang quickly replied, except for the general's recital. So, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to worship Zhao Yun as the guard lieutenant, seal the marquis, and immediately return to Beijing to take up his post.

When the news reached Linyuan, Zhao Yun looked up to the sky and sighed. He has fought all his life, the official is not a miscellaneous general, the knight is not a pavilion marquis, in his twilight years, he has not fought for a long time, but he has been added to the rank of knight. This has nothing to do with his own merits, this is just a struggle for power in the court, and because he has a strong disciple, he is ranked in Jiuqing.

Zhao Yun felt very ashamed and was about to write a letter to resign. His recital had not yet been sent, and Wei Ba's letter arrived first. Wei Ba said to Zhao Yun, these officials are all deserved by Master, but it's too late, don't have any worries. Moreover, there may be changes in the court, and you need someone like Master to be in charge, so that there will be no chaos. Please Master for the sake of the country, and don't refuse to be promoted to the knighthood this time.

Zhao Yun read the letter and was puzzled. He knew that there was an undercurrent surging in the Shu Han court, but he couldn't see what Wei Ba meant by the change. However, he understands that Wei Ba is one of the three major shili in the court, and he knows far more about some inside affairs and trends than him, and since he says so, he must have his reasons. This increase in official status may be the result of Wei Ba's intentional operation.

Zhao Yun tore up the resignation, handed over the affairs of Wuling to Deng Yang and Heisha and others, and returned to Chengdu...... (To be continued......)