Li Yan came back from Fufeng and Longshan in a circle, physically and mentally exhausted.

Zhao Guang, Zhang Ling and others remained neutral, at least gave him face as a general, and promised that as long as the general had an order, he would fight hard. The hardcore supporters of Prime Minister Chen Shi and Wang Ping are not so easy to speak, and all kinds of unhappiness in and out of the words are very perfunctory.

Li Yan was very angry and wanted to order their dismissal on the spot. But he has been in the officialdom for many years, and he knows that simple and crude methods do not often work, and in his current situation, if he is not careful, he may provoke a mutiny, and then Zhuge Liang will justifiably take him down.

Tiger fell to Pingyang and was bullied by dogs and lost control of the Son of Heaven, Li Yan felt that he was restrained everywhere, and he had no confidence in the war that was about to start.

As soon as he returned to Chang'an, Li Feng told him a piece of news: Fa Miao had returned to his hometown, stayed for a short time, and then returned to Chengdu.

Li Yan was taken aback. Fa Miao is Wei Ba's confidant and adviser, he should be helping Wei Ba's staff in the East China Sea now, why did he suddenly want to return to Chengdu? Could it be that his connection with Fa Miao was discovered by Wei Ba? No, although he and Fa Miao were in contact, it was not unfavorable to Wei Ba, Wei Ba was not so sensitive, not to mention that Wei Ba still needed his help at this time.

Li Feng smiled: Nominally, Fa Miao is not in good health and wants to go back to Chengdu to recuperate. However, I heard the truth from his words, he offered Wei Ba a plan to hunt White Wolf Mountain, but he was almost ambushed by Wuqiu Jian. If it weren't for Wei Ba who brought more than 200 horse armors, and in turn beat Wuqiu Jian with a dull stick, our general of chariot cavalry. The young famous general Wei Ba is probably going to die in White Wolf Mountain this time.

Li Yan pondered for a long time, and he heard more meaning from Li Feng's relay. Fa Miao was dismissed by Wei Ba just because of a mistake in his offering? This argument is far-fetched. Fa Miao's proposal is Fa Miao's business, and whether it is adopted or not is Wei Ba's own business. Wei Ba can't be angry with others just because he is in danger, this is not what a mature general should do.

"Let's go, let's go to Yixian." Li Yan then set off again and rushed to Yixian.

Seeing Fa Miao, Li Yan understood half of it. Because Famiao laughed.

As soon as he sat down, Li Yan went straight in: "Boyuan." Weishenme back from the East China Sea? ”

"Come to the general's aid."

"Oh?" Li Yan's eyes rolled. Listen to the following.

"Although there are major generals and generals Fu around the general, there are many factions in Guanzhong and complicated affairs. The general inevitably has a feeling of lack of manpower. The Prime Minister's intentions. The general must also know. Internal and external troubles, doesn't the general need me to do my part? ”

"Of course I can't ask for Boyuan's help." Li Yan smiled: "But." Wei Ziyu also needs your staff there. ”

"There won't be a big war in the East China Sea for the time being." Fa Miao explained: "At present, the strength of the cavalry general is insufficient, so he can only take half a year to bring Jingzhou's foot soldiers to the East China Sea in batches for training and familiarize themselves with naval warfare. Without two years, he could not gather enough forces to launch a real attack. All he could do now was bluff, try to contain Cao Wei's attention as much as possible, and buy time for the general. ”

Li Yan nodded in agreement, but still didn't speak.

However, Cao Rui is not a stupid person, the Wei State is full of talents, and this kind of bluff will be seen through sooner or later. Therefore, strengthening the strength of Guanzhong is the most fundamental. I am from Guanzhong, and when I return to Guanzhong, I may be able to help the general. The general guards the pass, and the general has a chance. If you lose in the pass, you will lose the whole game. This is understood by the generals, and also by the general of the chariots. Regarding the prime minister's arrangement, the general Che Cai was actually very disapprove, but he couldn't influence the prime minister, so he had to come up with this roundabout plan. ”

"How are you going to help me?"

"I'm coming back in the name of recuperation, and it's not a casual excuse." Fa Miao twisted his fingers and said unhurriedly: "I will contact the Heavenly Masters and Daoists in Guanzhong on the pretext of healing. If possible, I will take over the identity of the Che Cavalry General Guanzhong Zhiye Tou Great Sacrificial Wine, and lead the Heavenly Master Dao people in Guanzhong on his behalf. ”

Li Yan secretly exhaled. This should be the real intention of Wei Ba to send Fa Miao to Guanzhong. What is not in good health, what is wrong, what is to help him give advice, it is all to deceive different people with different excuses, let Fa Miao return to Guanzhong, and use his identity as a Guanzhong person to take over Liliang in Guanzhong, which is Wei Ba's real purpose.

Thinking of this, Li Yan was not surprised. With the current strength of him and Zhuge Liang, Wei Ba has little confidence in him, and he has to make some arrangements, so as not to fail and the strength of Guanzhong falls into the hands of Zhuge Liang. For him Li Yan, although he didn't like Wei Ba to reach out to Guanzhong, it was of course necessary to give some benefits to Wei Ba in exchange for Wei Ba's support when he was obviously not Zhuge Liang's opponent.

In general, Fa Miao's return to Guanzhong will do more good than harm to him.

How could he not welcome it?

Fa Miao did not go directly to Chang'an, but returned to Yixian to wait for him, obviously worried that he would be repulsed. If he didn't come to Yixian in person, Fa Miao would still stay in Guanzhong, but it had nothing to do with him Li Yan, just to make some preparations for Wei Ba.

It is precisely because he figured out this layer that Li Yan rushed to Yixian in person with the respect of a general, and it can be regarded as cooperating with Wei Ba to act in a play. Wei Ba "drove Fa Miao" away, but Li Yan came to invite Fa Miao ceremoniously, looking a little out of tune, which should be more in line with Zhuge Liang's expectations.

True and false, indistinguishable from friend and foe, camouflage and anti-camouflage, are common tricks in officialdom.

Fa Miao immediately offered a plan and recommended Ma Kai to Li Yan. Ma armor is only available in the Wei family's workshop in Xiangyang, and if you want to buy it, you have to pay a high price. But Li Yan knew very well that even if the price was high, he had to buy it, firstly, he needed these horse armors to enhance his strength, and secondly, this was also to pay benefits to Wei Ba. It's no good, will Wei Ba help you? Anyway, it is the country's money that is spent, and it is Li Yan's own business that is done, and at this critical time, Li Yan will not care about this interest, and the most important thing is to be able to keep his rights and status.

Without saying a word, Li Yan immediately sent people to Xiangyang to order 5,000 sets of horse armor, pay part of the cash, and pay the other part with the iron of Wancheng. This is his greatest advantage over others, and he has to pay much less than if he had to buy it all with money.

From this point of view, horse armor makes more sense to him.

……

Outside Liaosui City, it is very lively.

The merchants who came with Wei Ba from Yangzhou and Jiaozhou set up large and small stalls outside the city, set up counters one by one, put out a dazzling array of goods, shouted and sold, and greeted the guests who passed in front of them. Those who have rich experience and have been to Liaodong many times speak the half-baked local language of Liaodong, and those who came for the first time spoke Luoyang official dialect, some spoke, some sang, boasting of the various advantages of the goods sold.

People from all over the world wandered in the sea of exquisite goods in the Central Plains, lost their way, and forgot to return.

In less than five days, this temporary bazaar was like a giant magnet, attracting Han and Hu people within 50 miles. Those who are close can go home and stay, while those who are far away can simply set up a tent next to it and continue playing tomorrow. Even if you don't buy anything, it's enough to walk around here.

Salt, ironware, lacquerware, fine silk fabrics, glass from overseas, and gold bottles are all very popular.

And Liaodong's mink, deer antler, and ginseng have also become very popular specialties, and they are almost open to purchase, and those who come do not refuse. Merchants are reluctant to leave with money, they prefer to go back with the specialties of Liaodong, so that the back and forth is not empty, and they can make more money.

Although these goods are very tight, the price is not outrageous, fair trade, and there is no bullying for children, let alone a problem. Most of the businessmen in these years have adhered to the philosophy of honest business. It's not that they are naturally virtuous, but that the merchant is a pariah, and he must have a good reputation if he wants to do business for a long time. If their reputation is bad, their business will not be successful. They are not officials and businessmen, they have no monopoly background, they have no reputation, and they have lost everything.

In addition to the pressure of survival, they did this, which also had something to do with Wei Ba only charging them a small amount of freight. They followed Wei Ba's warship all the way south, and Wei Ba was responsible for keeping them safe and providing food and lodging, but only charged a very limited fee. For these merchants, Wei Ba's fleet was a mobile hotel and a large market, offering the most comprehensive services at the lowest cost. Their cost is lower, of course, the price can be lowered, so that customers feel more affordable.

Rare goods, reasonable prices, how can Liaodong people not be tempted, how can they not rush to it.

However, not everyone is happy, for example, the local businessmen are not so happy. Their business was robbed by these foreign merchants, and when the temporary market outside Liaosui City was in full swing, the market in Liaosui City was full of people.

The merchants couldn't sit still, so they scraped together a fortune and begged to see Yang Zuo, the general who guarded Liaosui, and asked him to send troops to expel the merchants outside the city.

Yang Zuo did not see the petitioning merchants, and he and Gongsun Xiu, the secret envoy who had arrived from Xiangping, closely watched the movements outside the city. He wants to protect the safety of the crown prince, where to take care of these merchants.

Gongsun Xiu, like those merchants, was also very uneasy. Wei Ba went deep into Liaosui, and made it clear that he did not take the Yan army in his eyes, if he did not send troops to fight back, it seemed to damage the prestige of Dayan, but if he really wanted to send troops, he was afraid that he would fall into Wei Ba's trap and suffer even greater losses.

There is no way, Wei Ba now has cavalry equipped with horse armor, and even Youzhou Assassin Shi Wuqiu Jian has become a prisoner, where does he still have the confidence to say that he will definitely be able to defeat Wei Ba.

"Is that what you see?" Gongsun Xiu asked Yang Zuo: "If Wei Ba is allowed to buy and sell here, won't my Dayan be disrespectful?" ”…… (To be continued......)