In the spring of the eighth year of Jianxing, Chengdu was very lively.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang is preparing for the Northern Expedition, a large number of civil and military generals with the army to the north, from all over the levy of soldiers like a long dragon with no head in sight, the head has left the north gate of Chengdu, stretched out to the winding Daba Mountain, but the tail is still in the south of Chengdu.

Compared with the team of the Northern Expedition, the team to Jingzhou was very shabby, and the people who set off could hardly see off the old days except for their own families. Although the prime minister came forward and confirmed the words of Wei Yan, the general of Zhenbei, he did not dispel everyone's suspicions. Many people suspect that Zhuge Liang's support for Wei Ba is just to avoid a formal break with Wei Ba, and the essence of Wuling as a trap has not changed, going to Wuling not only means to take risks with Wei Ba, but also means to officially part ways with the prime minister, which may be more risky than Wuling.

In the face of such a huge risk, many people remained silent, and Chen Yi finally chose to wait and see, and he didn't even come to see Chen Yi off. However, Chen Yi is not alone, and after thinking about it, Zuihou still decided to go to Wuling. He did this not because he had confidence in Wei Ba, but because he really didn't have much choice. Zhuge Liang had a very bad evaluation of him, and after returning from Hanzhong, he once said that "Lai Min is chaotic, and there are more than Kong Wenju", because of this sentence, Lai Min Fu was idle at home, and thought about it behind closed doors. He is over sixty years old, and he has no hope in his career, and it is still attractive to him to be a great Confucian who has educated and barbarians, left a name for future generations, and can occupy a place in "The Biography of Confucianism".

There were also some merchant ships with Laimin, and Bixia Liu Chan and Empress Zhang took the lead in fundraising. Scraping together, more than 200,000 stone grain was gathered and sent to Wuling, these were put together by the Wei family, the Guan family, the Zhang family, the Ma family and some large and small manors.

Lai Min stood on the boat, looked at Chengdu City in the distance, and sighed: "My old bones, I don't know if I will have the opportunity to see Chengdu and see Bixia again." ”

Chen Yi said with a smile: "Come to the father." Jiang Taigong met King Wen in the eighty directions. You are only in your early sixties and in good health, so you will definitely have the opportunity to see Bixia revive the Han Dynasty and cleanse the Central Plains. On top of the gimbal in the future. There will also be a place for public respect. ”

"Little shaft. Fooling Lao Tzu again. Lai Min scolded with a smile. The mood is a little more relaxed. "Describing the top of the gimbal, I don't dare to expect extravagance, but I hope to see Bixia Dingding Luoyang. I was satisfied. ”

"Come to the duke, even if Bixia Dingding Luoyang, Nanyang will not be able to become the emperor's hometown."

"You know the." Lai Min's eyes rolled: "Although Nanyang is not an imperial township, but the Jingxiang family is a pillar of the imperial court, how can it be bad?" In case you guess it, the prime minister encountered the main force of the Wei army in Guanzhong and couldn't break the game, Zuihou also wanted General Xiao Wei to break through Wancheng and go straight to Luoyang, how could he not have the help of Nanyang's father? ”

Chen Yi nodded again and again, and said half-truthfully: "Come to the public to see you, the kid can't catch up." With the help of a great Confucian like Lai Gong, General Xiao Wei will definitely have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. ”

……

Fei Yi stood at the head of Linyuan, watched the fleet in the distance slowly sail to Linyuan, rushed to Chenyang, and exhaled softly.

Zhang Wen, who was standing side by side with him, laughed: "Wen Wei, can you sign a contract now?" ”

"You can sign it." Fei Yi tilted his head and looked at Zhang Wen: "Huishu, my task is complete, what about you?" Do you want to plan for yourself? You won't deceive yourself and believe that Sun Quan is really not to blame, right? ”

"What can I do? My family is all in Kure. Zhang Wen smiled bitterly: "Husband, you can't ignore the family for your own safety." ”

"Actually...... It's not like there's no other way. Fei Yi smiled weirdly.

"What's the solution?" Zhang Wen glanced at Fei Yi, couldn't help laughing, and punched him hard: "If you have anything to say, just say it quickly, don't pretend to be advanced with me." ”

"What kind of person are you, Zhang Huishu, I still don't know, why do you have to say it?"

"You mean...... Learn from Pan Jun? ”

Fei Yi nodded: "I think you also understand that now the three kingdoms stand side by side, and their strength is about the same, but my Han is orthodox, and no one can match it morally." Now that Guanzhong has started, Jingzhou has also stepped into one foot, the prime minister, Ma Jian and Wei Ba are all heroes in the world, and the world in the future will definitely belong to our Han Dynasty, and Jiangdong is no exception. Since you are jealous of Sun Quan because of your high talent, why don't you give up your roots and return to the great man? If you marry a certain important minister of my Han Dynasty, Sun Quan will be somewhat jealous, even if he doesn't use you, he won't dare to hurt your life. ”

"Do you have the right person?"

"General Fuyi, isn't Wei Ba the most suitable person to lead Wuling Taishou?"

"Ha, I knew that you Fei Wenwei didn't have any good intentions." Zhang Wen laughed and glared at Fei Yi: "You are as stupid as Lai Min and I can't see the prime minister's plan to capture and indulge?" Wei Ba, it's still a question of how long he can live in Wuling, so I won't fall for you. Die with Wei Ba, it's better than what I am now. ”

Fei Yi smiled faintly: "Hui Shu, since you said so, then I didn't say it." In a few months, you just want to beg me, and I won't pull the strings for you anymore. The gentleman saw the opportunity, and it is clear that you have not yet made such a decision. ”

"And!" Zhang Wen was dismissive. "If you're really willing to help me, it's better to pick a safer candidate."

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it for you."

……

As a batch of supplies from Chengdu arrived in Chenyang, Wei Ba finally instructed Liao Li to end the negotiations with Wu State. Sun Quan had a very bad year, Pan Jun and others were detained by Wei Ba in Longyan Beach, in order to keep the more than 5,000 elites, Sun Quan had to transfer a large amount of grain from Changsha and Lingling every day, he not only had to supply Pan Jun and others, but also bear Wei Ba's shameless exploitation, and at the same time support Wei Ba's subordinates. Such a consumption is not only too great, but also very heartwarming, and he does not want to wait another day.

Therefore, Mrs. Sun was sent to Chengdu by him as quickly as possible, and the materials from Chengdu also passed through the garrison of the Wu army unscathed, and entered Chenyang in a big way, Sun Quan didn't want Wei Ba to have any excuse for delay, he didn't want to provide Wei Ba with one more day, he just wanted to take Pan Jun and others back, and then began to encircle and suppress Wei Ba and counterattack the strategic deployment of Wuling.

Wei Ba knew this, and while Fei Yi was negotiating, he also began to get busy. On the one hand, he sent people to the Xiongxi tribe to proclaim his might, and on the other hand, he spent a lot of energy on the rice fields in the area of Lipu and Chenyang to prepare for spring ploughing. After all, external assistance is limited, and if you want to gain a firm foothold in Wuling, self-reliance is the key.

Wei Ba was more confident than anyone else in whether he could be self-reliant by relying on the scattered cultivated land scattered in the valley in Wuling. This is how the barbarians have always lived, and with his help, the barbarians can definitely live better. Second, in his memory, Taizu was able to establish a revolutionary base in northern Shaanxi and create a Nanniwan, and his current conditions are much stronger than those of Taizu, so why can't he have enough food and clothing?

In order to give full play to the liliang of knowledge, Wei Ba must first change the mentality of those intellectuals. In this year, scholars are bent on reading the books of saints to enter the official career and become a bureaucrat who can be ruled by the government, but not many people are willing to focus on industry. Wei Ba can only lead by example, putting most of his energy on the benefit of the barbarians, and the affairs of governing the army can only be handed over to Guan Feng to be responsible.

Wei Ba and Li Wei first built a school in Chenyang, settled Lai Min first, and informed the elites of each tribe to send school-age children to study. In order to avoid the psychological resistance of the barbarians to send hostages, he offered generous conditions for the school, not only free food and lodging, but also priority to enter the government in the future. With these conditions, coupled with the temptation of reading and literacy with the Great Confucian, and the four major tribes of Jingfu to take the lead as an example, many barbarians were moved, and soon sent their own children, and it didn't take long for the school to recruit more than a hundred little princes, future little sperms or something.

Of course, the child can't come alone, and many tribal leaders rushed to Chenyang in person, on the one hand, to escort their beloved treasures to school, and on the other hand, to ask Wei Ba for help in person. In last year's great battle, the Wu army destroyed their ripening crops, and the vast majority of the tribes were facing an existential crisis, and it would be difficult for them to hold on without asking Wei Ba for help.

Wei Ba had already prepared, for this day, he thought of a lot of ways, and finally reluctantly prepared. Liao Li brought grain from Changsha, Chen Yi brought grain from Chengdu, and he blackmailed a lot of grain from Wu Jun.

However, Wei Ba didn't simply give the grain to the barbarians. He left the leaders in Chenyang, and seized the time to teach them how to enclose the water to make fields, how to use waterwheels to raise the river water for irrigation, and built a large number of iron farm tools for them.

Wei Ba's intentions are very real, he needs to make the barbarians more productive and live a more prosperous life, so that he can have the spare strength and motivation to support him. However, the barbarians felt a strong kindness from Wei Ba's enthusiasm and generosity, and they praised each other, patting their chests and assuring them that they could assemble at any time as long as the gods gave an order.

The barbarians were quick to talk, and they did not hesitate to praise whoever they liked, and God spread the good name of the people through the mouths of the barbarians, and then it was spread by the merchants who came and went to Jiaozhou to and farther places.

Lü Kai and Huaigen, who were stationed in Yanguan, also heard these rumors, and they were very nervous, and strictly forbade the Xiongxi tribe's subordinates and merchants to come into contact. However, words are like the wind, pervasive, and the news about the gods and generals still quietly entered the Xiongxi tribe with those goods, spreading between the mouth and the ear.

Lu Kai felt that the situation was serious, and he sent an urgent report to Sun Quan, judging from various signs, Wei Ba might send troops to enter Yulin, and asked Sun Quan to support immediately.

After receiving Lu Kai's call for help, Sun Quan had a headache, fidgeting, and irritable, so he had to rush to the Fuguo General's Mansion and ask Lu Xun for advice. (To be continued......)

PS: Khan, chasing too tightly behind, Lao Zhuang's liver trembled, begging for monthly ticket support, Lao Zhuang didn't want to be knocked to the ground by someone.