So far, Wei Ba has made two prophecies in a prophetic tone, but tragically, he has not enjoyed the treatment that a prophet should enjoy, but has been despised. When he said to his father that your Meridian Valley Jihua would not get the prime minister's consent, the father replied to him: "You know a fart!" Now when he said to Zhao Guang that Zhuge Liang would unite with Jiangdong and plot against Meng Da, Zhao Guang seemed to agree, but in fact he was very indifferent, as if Wei Ba was just saying a secret that everyone knew, and the reason why he didn't expose him was just out of politeness.

This made Wei Ba very indignant, and when the two walked halfway up the mountain, he still couldn't hold back, and said to Zhao Guang: "Senior brother, did you think that the prime minister would do this?" ”

Zhao Guang was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he understood what Wei Ba was referring to, and couldn't help laughing. He lowered his head and touched his nose: "Ziyu, don't forget, in the full camp, the one who is closest to the prime minister in terms of military habits is undoubtedly my father, we can guess what strategy he uses, it's not surprising, right?" ”

Wei Bahu looked at Zhao Guang suspiciously, judging whether he was telling the truth or being polite.

"Well, I'll explain it to you a little bit more, and you'll know it's not surprising at all." Zhao Guang pulled Wei Ba to sit down on a stone on the side of the road, broke off a branch, and drew a sketch on the ground.

Wei Ba has been learning the art of war with Zhao Yun these days, and Zhao Yun often takes out a map to explain, Wei Ba already knows the overall situation of the Three Kingdoms well, although Zhao Guang draws it simply, he can still see it clearly.

"First of all, Koto." Zhao Guang pointed to Jiangdong's location with a branch, "The prime minister has tended to unite Jiangdong since he assisted the first emperor, but it was only because the first emperor was angry about the defeat of the Guanhou and raised troops that he tore his face." After the prime minister took charge, the first thing he did was to restore the alliance with Soochow. Therefore, if the prime minister wants to send troops to the Northern Expedition, it is inevitable to unite Jiangdong. ”

Wei Ba nodded helplessly, and had to admit that this move was nothing new at all, and everyone would want to get it.

"As for Meng Da...... Zhao Guang chuckled, looking a little disapproving: "You grew up in Hanzhong and don't know the situation in Chengdu. But we know it all. Meng Da surrendered to Cao Wei, but his family was in Chengdu and had not been disturbed. The year before last, the prime minister came back from the southern expedition and specially sent someone to his home to condole, do you know what this means? ”

Wei Ba blinked: "Show favor to Meng Da?" ”

"Well, it should be said that since then, he has had the intention of plotting against Mengda. The three eastern counties are the gateway to Hanzhong, and in the hands of Cao Wei, they are a knife hanging over Hanzhong's head, how can the prime minister sit idly by? Zhao Guang straightened his waist and sighed: "However, there are pros and cons to this move, and it is difficult to say what the result of Zuihou will be." ”

Wei Ba didn't ask again immediately, he knew Zhao Guang's temper, if he was willing to say, he didn't have to ask, Zhao Guang would also tell him, if he didn't want to say, he asked, Zhao Guang wouldn't reveal a word. However, that doesn't mean he can't figure it out for himself. Zhao Guang said that there are pros and cons, the pros are obvious, and the recovery of the three eastern counties is to guard the gateway of Hanzhong, and the benefits are self-evident.

And what about the downside?

To recover the three eastern counties, the biggest problem should be Meng Da, who belongs to the Dongzhou system like Fa Zheng. At that time, Fa Zheng was trusted by the first emperor Liu Bei, and he was powerful and blessed, even Zhuge Liang could only swallow his anger, and the strength of the Dongzhou system far exceeded that of the Jingxiang system, and it was only under the Yuan Cong system. With the death of Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, the Yuan Cong system declined rapidly, and Fa Zheng died early, Meng Da surrendered, and the strength of the Dongzhou system was greatly damaged.

If Meng Da returns with the three eastern counties, in a short period of time, he will not easily leave the three eastern counties, in other words, Meng Da will become a warlord with more than 4,000 tribes, and the strength of the Dongzhou system will skyrocket, enough to compete with the Jingxiang system. You must know that although the Jingxiang family now has enough say in the imperial court, it does not match in terms of military power, and the most powerful force is the Wei family, with only more than 3,000 families.

Meng Da's return will once again form a power struggle within Shu Han, even if the Dongzhou system cannot have the glory of the past, it is enough to contain Zhuge Liang based on the Jingxiang system. Party struggle has always been an internal friction with no bottom line, especially for Shu Han, party struggle is likely to exhaust the already limited resources and energy.

So for Zhuge Liang, plotting against Meng Da is a poisonous apple, whether he eats it or not, it is a problem.

Thinking of this, Wei Ba was also embarrassed for Zhuge Liang, he didn't know how to solve this problem if he was in Zhuge Liang's position. No matter which plan he takes, he will be criticized, and the Bashu system, which has been extremely suppressed, is now waiting for him to make a mistake.

Even Wei Ba himself didn't want the Dongzhou system to rise again, after all, he was also from Jingxiang and didn't want to lose his vested interests.

Wei Ba and Zhao Guang looked at each other and smiled, but they were both wry smiles. After nearly half a year of edification by Zhao Yun, Wei Ba had a certain grasp of the thinking of the Zhao family's father and son, but Zhao Guang knew from Wei Ba's wry smile that he roughly understood the key point.

"What will the prime minister do?"

"I don't know, I can't guess." Zhao Guang shook his head, seeing Wei Ba's contempt on his face, he hurriedly explained: "Don't look at me, I really can't guess." I have never been good at dealing with this kind of dilemma. ”

"What about Master?"

"You don't know my father's character." Zhao Guang pursed his lips: "His suggestions seem to be right, but they are rarely adopted, so don't say it." ”

Wei Ba shrugged his shoulders, Zhao Guang's words seemed to be self-humble, but he was actually a little resentful. There are both complaints against Zhao Yun and complaints against the superiors. If it weren't for the fact that they had already become senior brothers and had brotherly righteousness, it would be impossible for Zhao Guang to reveal anything to him.

Wei Ba didn't want to say that he wasn't behind Zhao Yun's back, even in front of Zhao Guang. On the one hand, it was because he admired Zhao Yun, and on the other hand, Zhao Yun was almost seventy years old, and there was no reason to accuse him of lack of momentum. At such an age, you should be at home for the rest of your life, not on the battlefield.

"Let's go." Wei Bayi stood up happily, and when he thought of these scheming things, he felt a headache. Although the battle in the court is not as swords and swords as on the battlefield, it is actually no less dangerous than the battlefield.

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At the same time that Wei Ba lamented the sinister court on Yangping Mountain, a dispute also broke out in Zhuge Liang's Chinese army tent. If Wei Ba saw this scene, he would definitely feel sad, but he couldn't feel the slightest pride in the prophecy.

Zhuge Liang gathered generals to discuss the strategy of the Northern Expedition, and Wei Yan, the general of Zhenbei, who was the former military division of the Prime Minister's Mansion, looked at Ma Yan with hope, hoping to hear about Meridian Valley from his mouth, even if he didn't mention his name, it didn't matter, as long as he could let him carry out this jihua and raid Guanzhong, he would be satisfied. But as soon as Ma Tan opened his mouth, his heart was a little cold.

Ma Tan said that the main force of the army will go out of Longyou.

Longright? Wei Yanli chuckled in his heart at that time, he remembered what Wei Ba had said, and his face changed a little. I won't be said by this stinky boy, the prime minister doesn't take my best policy, nor does he take the middle policy, but he takes the cowardly next policy, right?

Wei Yan pricked up his ears and listened, when he heard that he would unite with Jiangdong Sun Quan to raise troops at the same time, and Jihua plotted against Meng Da, recaptured the three eastern counties, contained Sima Yi's department in Wancheng, and created an opportunity for the troops to go out of Longyou, his heart was completely cold, and he couldn't help but stand up and interrupt Ma Yan's words.

"Prime Minister, Weishenme doesn't go out of the Meridian Valley, take Chang'an directly, and then hold Tongguan, and take all the passes?"

There was a sudden silence in the big tent, and everyone's eyes were on Wei Yan. Zhuge Liang's eyebrows frowned slightly, Ma Tan looked at him, and was about to speak. Zhuge Liang waved his hand and motioned for him to explain the issue to Wei Yan in person.

"Wen Chang, you Jihua, I have carefully considered it, it is indeed ingenious, quite in line with the art of war. It's just that there are many variables in the Meridian Valley, and the probability of success is too low, so ...... I'm giving it up for the time being, and I'll think about it when the right opportunity arises. ”

Zhuge Liang didn't speak fast, the words were clear, and between words, his eyes kept falling on Wei Yan's face, and there was some anxiety hidden in the calm, and even some requests. When Wei Yan saw it, his heart moved, and he wanted to settle down for a while and talk to the prime minister in detail later, but when he thought that Wei Ba had said that this time the army was the most important opportunity, and once it was lost, he would never find such a chance in the future, so he couldn't help but say loudly: "Prime minister, this is a once-in-a-lifetime fighter." Xiahou Mao is not familiar with military affairs, he is a mediocre material, and it is a good opportunity for us to carry out a surprise attack. The prime minister's troops are out of Longyou, and when you attack Guanzhong, the main force of the forbidden army of the Wei thieves is only afraid that it will also arrive in Guanzhong, and when the time comes, the two sides will fight a decisive battle in Chang'an, what chance does our army have? This is a truth that children understand, Prime Minister ......"

As soon as he saw Wei Yan stand up, Zhao Yun, the general of Zhendong who was sitting next to him, knew that something was wrong, this Wei Wenchang had a temper, and he might want to say something inappropriate. He was thinking about how to relieve the siege for the prime minister, but he didn't expect Wei Yan to be quick to say such a taboo thing, he didn't have time to think about it, he immediately grabbed Wei Yan's elbow, and said urgently: "Wen Chang, don't be open-mouthed!" ”

Zhuge Liang's face also became very ugly. He didn't veto Wei Yan's jihua completely, he just said that the time had not come, which was already a lot of face for Wei Yan, but he didn't expect Wei Yan to say that he was not even as good as a child in front of so many people, if it wasn't for Zhao Yun's timely interruption, he didn't know what to say.

Ma Jian also sank his face: "Wen Chang, if you have any ideas, let's discuss them when you say them, why bother to say it." Reject your Meridian Valley Jihua, it's my suggestion, am I not even as good as a child? ”

Wei Yan also came back to his senses at this time, looked at Zhuge Liang, who was silent, and bowed down to apologize: "Prime Minister, joining the army, I am quick to talk for a while, and I have no intention of belittling joining the army, please forgive me." ”

Zhuge Liang saw Wei Yandaoqian, his face softened a little, and just about to speak, Yang Yi suddenly opened his mouth. "Ma joins the army, although you have a strategic mind, you will not be inferior to a child, however, there is no shortage of geniuses in this world, some children, you really can't take it lightly, such as General Wei's beloved son, Wei Ba Wei Ziyu." ―――――――― ask for collections, ask for recommendations, ask for Sanjiang tickets!