Wu Zhen is a character who is not well-known, but he can't get around.

As one of the four friends of Emperor Wen, Wu Zhen made great contributions to Cao Pi's struggle for the prince, and in this regard, even Sima Yi did not have as much credit as him. After Emperor Wen ascended the throne, when Sima Yi was still working hard in civil service, Wu Zhen was already a general of Zhenwei, supervising the military of Hebei during the holidays, and he had heavy troops in his hands.

Hebei is the foundation of the Wei State, and Wu Zhi is the governor of Hebei's military, which shows the importance of Cao Pi's trust. is not only unique among the four friends of Emperor Wen, but even compared with clans like Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, Wu Zhen is also a pivotal general.

Of course, having such a status is inseparable from Wu Zhen's own intelligence, but on the other hand, it is also because Wu Zhen is a lonely minister.

The so-called lonely minister means that except for the emperor, no one is close.

Wu Zhen is a native of Jiyin, but his family is thin, and he himself is arrogant, bent on getting rich and rich, and he is not close to the villagers, and his reputation is not good. Among the four friends of Emperor Wen, Sima Yi and Chen Qun are families, and Cao Pi used them to prevent them; Zhu Shuo is a Peiren, but unfortunately he is a martial artist, only loyal, but he has no intelligence at all; Wu Zhen is not only a humble family, but also intelligent, and has the best of both, which is why he won the trust of Emperor Wen. After the sudden expensive, Wu Zhen didn't look at anyone, and once said to his fellow villager Dong Zhao, I want to pee on those people's faces. It's no wonder that such a person can be accepted by his colleagues.

is not on good terms with his colleagues, and the other three who are also the four friends of Emperor Wen are also very unaccustomed to Wu Qian, Sima Yi and Chen Qun are children of the family, even if there is a contradiction, they will not put it on the surface with him, just stay away. Wu Zhen and Zhu Shuo were also not on good terms, and there were conflicts in public. Of course. For Wu Zhen, this is all trivial, and he also made fun of important ministers like Cao Hong and Cao Zhen to his face, not to mention a little Zhu Shuo.

The reason why Wu Zhen's death surprised Xiahou Xuan so much was that Sima Yi took the initiative to show favor to Wu Zhen the year before last and married Wu Zhen's daughter for Sima Shi, and the two people who had never had any contact with each other became in-laws. The superficial reason is, of course, because Xiahou Hui was snatched away by Wei Ba, and Sima Shi reached the age of marriage, so he couldn't help but marry. But it's not okay to marry anyone's daughter, but to marry Wu Zhen's daughter, there is an article here.

Of course, Xiahou Xuan knew the problem here, although he was in Jiaozhou. There is still a part of my mind resting in Luoyang. Now Cao Xiu is dead. Cao Zhen is seriously ill, the strength of the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan in the army is getting weaker and weaker, and he knows very well what kind of threat Sima Yi and Wu Zhen will have if they join forces.

Wu Zhen died. Both a good thing. Another bad thing. The good thing is that Sima Yi has one less helper. The bad thing is that Sima Yi has one less person who can check and balance him. The relationship between Wu Zhen and him was originally more checks and balances than cooperation.

"I heard news from the palace that Wu Zhen wrote bixia before his death and praised Sima Yi. even did not hesitate to belittle Chen Qun. The next day, Bixia issued an edict to reprimand Chen Qun. Cao Fu told him about the inquirement, and Zuihou sighed: "In my opinion, it is no surprise that Sima Yi's father and son were reused. Yuanrong was snatched by Wei Ba, and I really don't know if it was a blessing or a loss. ”

Xiahou Xuan was stunned for a moment, and when he heard Cao Fu's words, he couldn't help but sneer: "Then you don't need to ask, of course it's a blessing." Sima Yi's father and son harbored evil intentions, and it has been clearly revealed, what good results can my family have when they are involved with their father and son. ”

"That's what I said." Cao Fu shook his head: "If you stay in Jiaozhou with peace of mind and never go back in the future, then there is no problem." But if you want to go back, I don't think it's going to be easy. ”

Xiahou Xuan didn't say anything more, led Cao Fu into the car, and drove towards Taishou Mansion. Along the way, there were constantly short, dark-skinned locals passing in front of them, and all kinds of things that were rare in the Central Plains could be seen everywhere. Compared with Luoyang, this is undoubtedly a wild place, but the wild land also has the wild interest of a wild land, especially those young women with dark skin and very delicate faces are not afraid of people at all.

"Taichu, you are really a blessing."

"Would you like to save some face for the hussar general?" Xiahou Xuan said angrily: "You only have women in your eyes? ”

"Of course not, I'm here to make money, and by the way, I'll pick a few beautiful women to bring back. You know, I'm good too. Cao Fu said with a smile: "We are not outsiders, you don't have to strain that celebrity face, I don't know your details." ”

Xiahou Xuan frowned. It is true that he is a celebrity, but he is not the kind of celebrity who only talks about metaphysics. He was clear about Wei Ba's purpose for arranging him to come to Rinan, and he even knew better than Wei Ba himself. What Wei Ba wants to do, he also knows it, don't think that Wei Ba secretly sells grain to Wei State is a good thing, he is not a good person. The cost of transporting grain for thousands of miles is unimaginable. Wei and Shu Han competed for Guanzhong, grain reserves were the top priority, Wei Ba sat on the ground and raised prices, and within a few years, Wei's treasury was emptied, and there was no money available.

It's a pity that Cao Fu only cares about whether he can make money himself, and never thinks about these issues related to the survival of the Wei State. Xiahou Xuan also knew that there must be Wei Ba's people by his side, and he couldn't say it so clearly, and if it reached Wei Ba's ears, it would not be good for him or Xiahou Hui.

Shu Han has Wei Ba, not my great Wei's luck. There are strong enemies outside, traitors inside, and the Great Wei State is worried.

……

Fei Yi rushed to Yanguan, and he also received a letter from Zhuge Liang.

"Fei Jun, you came just in time." As soon as Wei Ba came out, he said without waiting for Fei Yi to speak: "I was about to send someone to invite you, and you came." ”

"You're looking for me?"

Wei Ba smiled slightly: "My business with you is the same as your business with me." ”

Fei Yi smiled awkwardly and acquiesced to Wei Ba's statement. "The prime minister is under a lot of pressure in Guanzhong, and if there is no adequate food supply, Guanzhong is likely to be lost, and years of hard work will be in vain."

"I know." Wei Ba echoed: "So I want to ask you to discuss with King Wu to see if he can fulfill his obligations as an ally and send troops to threaten the Jianghuai area." Just put a little pressure on the Jianghuai area. I don't think the Wei State will last long. ”

"I think so too, but to get Sun Quan to agree, you have to make concessions first."

"What concessions do you want me to make?" Wei Ba leaned back, picked up a jade ruyi on the case, and stretched it through his neck, tickling it. "Don't tell me to cut the ground, don't even think about it."

Fei Shen couldn't help but laugh: "I said, can you have a little bit of the prestige that General Zhennan should have?" ”

"What's wrong?" Wei Ba disagreed, "Vulgar and informal, I treat Fei Jun as my own, so I don't stick to those vulgar manners." That's right. The one you recommended is good. I'm going to let him be the Yulin Supervisor, and if he does well, maybe he will succeed Liao Gongyuan as the Jiaozhou Assassin in the future. ”

Supervisor is a relatively old official position, and there is a guard in Qin County. There is a lieutenant. There is a prison. Full-time. The lieutenant is responsible for supervising the soldiers, and the superintendent is responsible for supervision, which is the same as the responsibility of the state assassin. It is equivalent to the discipline inspection commission of later generations, but at that time, the power was much broader than pure discipline supervision, and there was also the right to lead troops when necessary. Later, the Han Dynasty emphasized the rights of the Taitai, and the prison was abolished. Wei Ba took over Jiaozhou, weakened the military power of the Taishou, but re-established the position of supervisor, on the one hand, it can arrange more people, and on the other hand, it is also a check and balance on the Taishou.

Wei Ba said the arrangement for Chen Yi at this time, of course, to give Fei Yi face, but it was not as simple as pulling around.

"It's true that people are recommended by me, but how to use them, that's your business." Fei Yi was also very slippery, and directly blocked Wei Ba back. "Sun Quan's biggest headache now is the princess Sun Dahu. Ziyu, do you see if it's ......?"

"What's my business?" Wei Ba laughed and laughed: "Sun Dahu's child is Zhao Tong's species, and he has nothing to do with me." He wants to give his daughter to Zhao Tong, just ask Zhao Tong if he wants to accept it, why bother to ask me. ”

"That's what you said?"

"I said that." Wei Ba smiled: "However, if Zhao Tong can't withstand the pressure, I will feel that he is not worthy of the heavy responsibility of Wuling Taishou." ”

Fei Yi suddenly lost his spirit. Who is Sun Dahu, can she be a concubine for Zhao Tong? Sun Quan went around in a circle and asked him to come to Wei Ba to be accommodating, didn't he want Wei Ba to come forward and let Zhao Tong marry Sun Dahu as his wife, and turn Pan Ziyu into a concubine, even if it was a flat wife, anyway, the position of the main wife had to be given up. Wei Ba said that he didn't care about it, but in fact he was against it, how could he talk about it.

"Let me make it clear that I am not against it." Wei Ba said with a smile: "You also know that I don't think too much about my wife and concubine. I just feel that Zhao Tong should not succumb to Sun Dahu's pressure. That woman is a, and she has to be ruthless to cure her. Let her succeed this time, and Zhao Tong's family will definitely be restless in the future. Besides, I don't believe that Sun Quan would ignore the interests of the country for the sake of his daughter. ”

"That's just as well." Fei Yi exhaled: "He asked you to withdraw Jin Dongliu to Chenxian and Zhao Tong to Chenyang, and remove the threat to Changsha, so that he could transfer Zhang Cheng back to Misu." ”

Wei Ba thought for a moment: "It's that simple? ”

"It's as simple as that."

"Okay, I agree in principle." Wei Ba laughed: "It's up to you to talk to Sun Quan about the details." According to the convention, Wei Xing will accompany you, you are a good person, and he is a bad person. In addition, you tell Sun Quan that if he tells me one thing and does another, and refuses to contribute, then I will go myself. ”

"Ziyu, can you save some face for Sun Quan?" Fei Yi said helplessly: "He is a king after all......"

"He is the king of Cao Weifeng, not the king of my Han Dynasty. I only recognize his title of Marquis of Wu, what kind of king is this, I won't recognize it. Wei Ba pointed to his nose: "He is a liehou, and I am also a liehou, why should I give him face?" ”

He grinned and said, "Fei Jun, didn't we say haode, you are a good person, and I will be the wicked." If I'm polite to him, what's the point of being a good person? Don't worry, Sun Quan is a person who eats hard and doesn't blow soft, and with me, a wicked person, sitting next to him, you can negotiate comfortably. Otherwise, he wouldn't be honest with you. ”

Fei Yi nodded sympathetically: "Although what you said was rude, it was also the truth. I just hope that you can control the proportions and not provoke Sun Quan and make it self-defeating. Sun Quan has been very angry recently, and he can't be provoked anymore. ”

(To be continued......)