Wei Ba hugged his son and came to Lamei in the corner. "Boy, is it fragrant, is it fragrant?"

The little one wrinkled his nose, suddenly sneezed, squirted two nasal bubbles, and then burst into tears. The bell didn't lie, this kid cried like a gong used on the battlefield, crisp and loud, piercing people's eardrums.

"What's wrong, what's wrong?" Xiahou Hui seemed to have heard a military order, quickly ran out of it, hugged the child, and reprimanded angrily: "It's cold, don't let you take it out, what should you do if you get cold?" Oh, baby, don't cry, don't cry, daddy is not good, grandma beats him. Baby don't cry! ”

Wei Ba knew that he was at a loss, rolled his eyes, shrunk his neck, turned around and left. As soon as I got out of the gate, I saw Jiang Wan who had just gotten out of the car. Jiang Wan was wearing a bloated and simple winter coat, with only a Jinxian crown on his head, followed by a handsome young man, without other entourage, looking like a Confucian who had come to find a job or make a fortune, Wei Ba didn't even recognize it at first sight, and walked straight past Jiang Wan.

If it weren't for Jiang Wan holding him, he might have been so wrong.

"Hey, General Wei." Jiang Wan's eyes were sharp, and he recognized Wei Ba at once.

Wei Ba stopped and glanced back. To be honest, he's a little annoyed right now. After the end of the war, not only many people came from Chengdu, but also many people from the local area, some asked to teach in the school, and some wanted to get an errand under him. But there are too many people, so I realized how difficult it is for Zhou Gong to shake his hair three times and spit out three times for one meal. It's really annoying. Now that he saw Jiang Wan, he subconsciously thought that he was looking for a job.

Jiang ...... Army? Recognizing Jiang Wan, Wei Ba was taken aback, hurriedly stepped forward, showed a bright smile, and bowed: "Jiang joins the army, go home and see?" ”

"Yes, thanks to the general, I have been away from my hometown for more than ten years, and I can finally go home again."

Wei Ba hurriedly said a few words modestly. politely let Jiang Wan in the door. The inner hall has been introduced. Jiang Wan joined the army in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and his status is not as good as him now, but Jiang Wan is an old man in the Prime Minister's Mansion and a close confidant of the Prime Minister. And he is very loyal. Kindness is almost useless. It's different from those young people who bully the soft and are afraid of the hard. Wei Ba was a kind character in his previous life, and he had a special respect for this kind of loyal person. is not presumptuous because the other party is loyal. On the contrary, for people like Yang Yi, he will fight back.

Xiahou Hui was holding the child in the hall, and when he saw Jiang Wan coming in, he couldn't help but glance at Wei Ba in surprise. Now that Wei is in a high position, although the reward has not yet come down, it is expected that he will be promoted to the knighthood. was knighted at such a young age, even if he was a corporal of Lixian, it was impossible for him to take people to the inner hall casually.

As soon as he saw Xiahou Hui's eyes, without waiting for her to ask, Wei Ba hurriedly introduced: "Yuanrong, this is Mr. Jiang Wan Jiang Gongyan, the prime minister's joining the army, the real Lingling virtuous. ”

Xiahou Hui Bingxue was smart, and as soon as he heard Jiang Wan's words, he immediately smiled, and hurriedly hugged the child and stepped forward to salute. Jiang Wan returned the salute, glanced at the child in Xiahou Hui's arms, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This child was born so blessed that he will be a pillar of the country in the future." ”

Wei Ba hahadaxiao: "Mr. has won the award, how big is this, what can you see." ”

Jiang Wan said seriously: "Just look at his parents, strict father and mother, both are outstanding people, where can this child go?" ”

Xiahou Hui pursed his lips and smiled: "Just for Mr. 's words, I should set up a seat today, and wash the dust for Mr. Husband, you talk to Mr., I'll arrange it. So saying, he bowed and walked out. When she passed by Wei Ba's side, she glanced at Wei Ba, her lips moved, and although she didn't make a sound, Wei Ba understood what she meant.

"Be careful, it's not good."

Of course, Wei Ba knew that the comer was not good, so he didn't believe that Jiang Wan was just going back to his hometown to visit relatives. Although Jiang Wan is not a powerful person in the Prime Minister's Mansion, he is just a member of the army, but his status is unquestionable. If you want to talk about your personal relationship with Zhuge Liang, I'm afraid that in addition to the former Ma brothers, you have to talk about this Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan met Zhuge Liang as early as when Zhuge Liang was stationed in Linhao, and later followed Liu Bei into Shu, served as the head of Guangdu, was not interested in government affairs, and drank in the county temple in broad daylight, but was caught by Liu Bei, who came out to visit. Liu Bei was furious and wanted to kill him, Zhuge Liang not only explained for him, but also praised him as a tool of the society, and he was too aggrieved to be the county magistrate. With Zhuge Liang's temper and the situation at the time, saying such a thing can be said to be absolutely supportive.

Later, Zhuge Liang went on several expeditions, and although Jiang Wan may not hold the position of the governor of the palace, he actually holds the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion, which is rare among the officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion. And now, Jiang Wan suddenly came to Lingling, if it was as simple as visiting relatives, no one would believe it.

Xiahou Hui's purpose in reminding him was also this, and Wei Ba certainly knew it in his heart.

Both sides took their seats, and the politeness was over. Wei Ba said straight to the point: "Mr. is a Lingling Xianda, I don't know if you have any advice for this visit?" ”

Jiang Wan groaned slightly: "General Wei, I came to Lingling on the order of the prime minister. ”

Wei Ba nodded, he had expected this reason, and it was not surprising.

Jiang Wan pointed to the young man behind him: "This is Lai Lai Gongyou, the son of the late Taichang Lai Gong, and he also came with me." ”

Lai Wei stepped forward and saluted: "Prime Minister's Mansion Xicao Lingshi, Lingling Lai Ling, meet the general." ”

Wei Ba frowned slightly, a prime minister's mansion joined the army, a son of Taichang, the prime minister's mansion Xicao Lingshi, Zhuge Liang really attached importance to Jiangnan, and sent two big people at once. At the beginning, Liu Bei took the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River, and arranged for Zhuge Liang to be stationed in Linhao to supervise the civil affairs of the four counties, which shows the attention to Lingling, and now that he has just won the three counties, Zhuge Liang sent his shadow Jiang Wan over, and also took a young assistant, and they are all Lingling people, which is obviously a jiashi who wants to hold Lingling and even the entire Jiangnan in his hands.

"Lai Jun is polite, please take a seat."

Lai thanked him and sat down calmly. Jiang Wan continued: "The war in Guanzhong is deadlocked, and it is not yet clear when it will end, and the pressure on grain and grass is very great. The general captured Jiaozhou at this moment, and won the three counties of Lingling, Guiyang, and Wuling, which is really a blessing from God. The minister was very pleased with this, and specially ordered me to mobilize the township to assist the general in Tuntian, so as to make up for the shortcomings of Guanzhong and Yizhou. ”

Wei Ba nodded and smiled politely: "I was worried that there were many affairs and I couldn't handle them, but now that I have joined the army to help, I am relieved." The prime minister is thoughtful, although he is in Guanzhong, he can still care about Lingling, I am really grateful, and I can't repay it. ”

Jiang Wan didn't seem to hear Wei Ba's words, and then asked, "Does the general have any plan for this?" ”

Wei Ba didn't speak, beckoned, Ding Feng entered the study, took out a picture, and put it in front of Jiang Wan. Jiang Wan opened it and saw that it was a map that included Lingling, Guiyang, Wuling, and part of the Changsha boundary, which marked the approximate location of mountains and rivers, as well as urban settlements, in addition to the location of some barbarian tribes, and the population next to it.

"This is my initial plan." Wei Ba said: "I originally planned to add some more details, and then discuss it with all the virtuous people when the Chinese New Year's Eve feast, and then report it to the Prime Minister's Mansion." Now that I'm in the army, I don't have to bother so much, please join the army to make a plan. ”

Wei Ba showed a sincere smile: "I joined the army as a Lingling person, I am more familiar with the situation in Lingling than me, and I am the prime minister's confidant, I think this plan will be happy for everyone." If you join the army, you don't have to be polite, this matter belongs to you. ”

Jiang Wan frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything. He never took Wei Ba for a fool, and would think that he couldn't see Zhuge Liang's intention in sending him to Lingling. In this case, it is not surprising that Wei Ba wants to give him some problems, and he can only do his best to deal with this matter properly and let Wei Ba have nothing to say.

"When is the general going to report to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

"As soon as possible." Wei Ba said with a smile: "Joining the army should understand that Cheng is more anxious than me." In order to understand the urgency of Guanzhong, it may be necessary to join the army to contact the rich gentry in the township first, and send a batch of money and food for emergency purposes. ”

Jiang Wan nodded silently, and calmly took the errand that was most likely to offend people. Lai Xuan's face changed, and there was something strange in his eyes when he looked at Wei Ba. He originally thought that Wei Ba was just good at fighting, but he didn't expect that he would be able to play these methods like a fish in water, and he would be able to do it easily. It seems that this errand is not easy to do, and before leaving, Lao Tzu Lai Gong's worries are not superfluous.

Wei Ba arranged a table of wine, washed the dust for Jiang Wan, and invited some accompanying guests, some of whom were big families in Quanling City, and some were generals in the army, including the young barbarian Tu Hu, who had just been promoted to captain. After listening to Wei Ba's introduction, the Quanling big families immediately stepped forward to get close to Jiang Wantao, while Tu Hu and the others were a little suspicious, exchanging glances with each other, Tu Hu was about to get up, Wei Ba waved his hand gently, signaling him to be calm and not impatient. Tu Hu hesitated for a moment and sat back down.

Jiang Wan and those people were socializing, but Lai Yan kept paying attention to Wei Ba's every move. Of course, Wei Ba and Tu Hu's eye contact was clear, and he couldn't help frowning, a little worried. Wei Ba is a martial artist, his foundation is tens of thousands of barbarians, if you anger these barbarians, it is not a joke, in case someone cuts off his head one night, probably he can't even find the murderer.

Thinking of this, Lai Wei couldn't help but shudder, and his heart was heavy. At this moment, Jiang Wan stretched out his hand and patted him on the leg quietly. "Gongyou, don't panic, Wei Ba won't mess around."

Lai Wei glanced at Jiang Wan, and his admiration rose spontaneously. As a confidant of the prime minister, Jiang Wan actually accepted such an obvious demonstration of Wei Ba, and this name of loyalty is indeed well deserved...... (To be continued......)