Sun Quan walked slowly around the fish pond with his hands behind his back. Sun Luban got married, and took away the child, Sun Luyu also got married, the two beloved daughters got married together, the crown prince Sun Deng was on the front line again, and there was only an eight-year-old son Sun He and a baby who had just been born and had not even had time to take a name, and the Wuchang Palace seemed to be suddenly deserted. Sun Quan is a little uncomfortable, he doesn't like to be stuffy in the palace, and often comes out for a spin.

Zhuge Ke followed behind, following in unison. After Wei Ba retreated the front twice, he was not so nervous when he was guarding Changsha, and this time he was ordered to return to Wuchang to report on his work. After several battles and a year or two of local training, except for the one under the city of Linhe, which was defeated a little miserably, other political achievements are remarkable. Perhaps because of being neighbors with strong enemies, Zhuge Ke is not as proud as before, and he has added a bit of stability.

Sun Quan was very satisfied with him.

"How is the prince in Yiyang?"

"Train the soldiers to soothe the people during the day, and read and meditate at night." Zhuge Ke cautiously replied: "According to the requirements of the king, the prince is reading the third pass of Hanshu, and with the assistance of Zhang Zhonghei, the prince is very beneficial. ”

Sun Quan showed a smile, was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked very abruptly: "I heard that your brother-in-law is very optimistic about you, and now that he is close, did he reprimand you?" ”

Zhuge Ke was suddenly embarrassed. Zhang Cheng and his father Zhuge Jin are the same age, only four years younger than Zhuge Jin, but Zhang Cheng's current wife is Zhuge Jin's daughter, and he has changed from Zhuge Jin's peer to son-in-law. At first, Zhang Cheng was very opposed to this, but it was his father Zhang Zhao who insisted that this marriage could become a reality. However, they have a good relationship as a couple. He had a son and a daughter.

Although he is Zhuge Ke's brother-in-law, Zhang Cheng has always looked down on Zhuge Ke, this famous man who claims to know people said that Zhuge Ke is a loser, which is a very big blow to Zhuge Ke, who is also a famous man. What hit Zhuge Ke even more was that his father Zhuge Jin thought deeply about it.

I really can't say it, Zhuge Ke is very depressed about this.

In the entire Eastern Wu, it seems that the only person who really appreciates Zhuge Ke is Sun Quan, and because of this, Zhuge Ke is very close to Sun Quan. But no matter how close. Sun Quan made such a joke. He was still a little overwhelmed. If others make jokes about him, he can still ridicule each other, Sun Quan said so, he can't be so presumptuous. But he's a man of wit. Without thinking, he replied, "He is the teacher assigned by the king to the crown prince." The minister is the companion assigned by Bixia to the crown prince. He even taught the prince a lesson, and it was naturally no problem to teach the ministers. ”

He paused, and then said with a hint of wit: "The Zhang family has the style of a direct minister. It is the blessing of bixia, and the minister is also honored. ”

Sun Quan choked, and then hahadaxiao. That's right, the Zhang family has a tradition of being a direct minister, Zhang Zhao is an old and strong old minister, and he had a big quarrel with him two days ago, and it is not surprising that this matter reached Zhuge Ke's ears. He laughed for a while, and then said with emotion: "Zhang Gong's opinion, what do you think?" ”

Zhuge Ke did not answer directly. Jiangdong has always had a shortcoming that cannot be solved, that is, the shortage of war horses. Without war horses, it is impossible to form cavalry, and without a formed cavalry, Wu can only rely on the Yangtze River to dominate, once it enters the Central Plains, facing the Wei iron cavalry, the Wu army will fall into a passive situation. Although Sun Quan is in a corner, he has the ambition to win the world, and if he wants to realize this ambition, he must solve the problem of the source of the war horse.

With Shu Han gaining a firm foothold in Guanzhong, the purpose of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition this time is obviously Longyou, although it has suffered a temporary setback, but it is conceivable that after Li Yan sent troops to Xiangyang to contain the main force of the Wei army, Zhuge Liang may take Longyou again at any time, and its purpose is naturally to obtain the source of war horses. Wu Guo did not have such an opportunity, so he could only set his sights on Liaodong.

Three years ago, Gongsun Yuan killed his uncle Gongsun Gong and gained control of Liaodong. Cao Rui, who was overwhelmed by the war in Guanzhong, had no energy to deal with him, so he easily recognized his status and named him General Yanglie, the Taishou of Liaodong. But Gongsun Yuan was not satisfied, when Gongsun Gong was in power, he was a general of chariots and cavalry, and Cao Rui only named him a miscellaneous general, obviously looking down on him. Although he didn't care about this general title at all, Cao Rui made him very angry when he did this.

Therefore, Gongsun Yuan sent an envoy to Wu to unite with Sun Quan. As soon as Sun Quan heard this, he fell in love and wanted to send someone to contact Gongsun Yuan and buy horses in Liaodong, and it was not just as simple as sending a messenger, he was ready to send 10,000 soldiers and 100 ships on large and small warships to Liaodong.

The purpose of this is not only to buy horses in Liaodong, but to find Yizhou and Bozhou in the sea to replenish the population.

In the coastal waters of Koto, there are many people who go out to sea to do business, and I heard that there are many large and small islands in the sea, and there are wild people with tattoos on them. Sun Quan had long been interested in capturing these savages as soldiers to supplement the people, and after Wei Ba entered Jingzhou and took away most of Jiaozhou, Sun Quan's desire to use Jingzhou to replenish his troops was frustrated, and his desire to find the population in the sea was even stronger. Now that Gongsun Yuan has come to the door, of course he wants to strike while the iron is hot.

Unexpectedly, this incident aroused the opposition of many people, and the most fierce opposition was the old minister Zhang Zhao, who almost turned his face. Now that Zhuge Ke mentioned this matter, it was equivalent to a counterattack that was neither soft nor hard. Your king can't help Zhang Zhao, how can I confront Zhang Cheng.

As for going to sea, Zhuge Ke also understood Sun Quan's distress, but he also did not approve of going to sea. The sea is so vast that who knows where those islands are and how many people they can capture. The mountains of Yuzhang and Huiji are on land, and Shanyue has not been able to clean them up, let alone travel far away to find people in the vast sea.

However, Zhuge Ke did not directly deny it, he didn't dare to sell his old qualifications like Zhang Zhao.

"The minister thought that the king was extremely worried, but the most important enemy at the moment was Wei Ba, the strong enemy was on the side, and the soldiers were far away, which seemed inappropriate. Once there is elbow and armpit trouble, what will be done? Zhuge Ke carefully said: "Moreover, the sea is wide and the waves are high, which is several times more dangerous than the big river, and the problem of my sailor's boat capsizing in the river has not been solved, and it seems that the time is not right to rush into the sea." King, if Zhang Fen can solve these problems of warships, let alone go to Liaodong, it is also feasible to send sailors to attack Cao Wei. ”

"Zhang Fen, ......" Sun Quan sighed regretfully. He understood what Zhuge Ke meant, but it was impossible to count on Zhang Fen. Zhang Fen is very smart and hard-working, but his liliang alone is too small. Since receiving the jishu transferred by Wei Ba, Zhang Fen has admired Wei Ba so much that he expects him to compete with Wei Ba, which is not practical.

However, Wei Ba is possible, and he still holds the jishu of the warship transformation in his hand and has not transferred it. If you can take this opportunity and ask the warship Jishu to come over, it can not only ensure the superiority of the Wu army in the naval division, but also solve the problem of going to sea.

"Yuan Xun, you can go to Linyuan." Sun Quan said: "Look at what Wei Ba means by staying in Linyuan all the time. ”

……

Wei Ba entered the mansion and was just about to untie the big gun, when Ding Feng came over and reported that Zhuge Ke had arrived outside the city.

Wei Ba was stunned for a moment, then laughed again, he leaned into Ding Feng's ear, muttered a few words, Ding Feng nodded again and again, and hurriedly went.

Wei Ba returned to the inner room and shouted, "People, quickly prepare water for me, I want to bathe and change clothes." ”

Guan Feng came out from inside, looked at Wei Ba who was smiling, and said angrily: "What's the matter, so happy?" ”

"It's nothing, Zhuge Ke is here." Wei Ba said with a smile: "I'm going to play a game of fishing in troubled waters this time." Hurry up, I'm covered in sweat, it's not good to meet customers like this, so be prepared. ”

Guan Feng's eyes lit up: "So, Sun Quan can't help it?" ”

"I think so." Wei Ba said with a smile: "With our tiger couple by his side, how can he sleep peacefully, and he won't rest assured if he doesn't send me to the front line in Xiangyang." ”

"You know." Guan Feng glanced at him, asked people to prepare to go, and helped Wei Ba untie his armor. When the autumn tiger was raging, wearing battle armor and robes, standing under the sun, and practicing with the soldiers, ordinary people could not stand this kind of crime. But it is precisely because Wei Ba can do this, instead of letting people cover himself like other generals, that he can gain the recognition of the soldiers and make the soldiers practice willingly and sweating.

Guan Feng, who was born in Jiangmen, understood this, and often suffered with Wei Ba, but did not prevent her from taking pity on her husband. However, she and Wei Ba get along day and night, and they are also very clear about the current battle situation, knowing that Wei Ba is also forced to be helpless to do this, and to find opportunities in a situation where it is almost impossible to win, of course, it takes more effort.

Many people only envy Wei Ba's invincible record, and only see Wei Ba's subordinates as strong as they are, but not many people are willing to endure the same hardships as Wei Ba. The father and son of the Wei family inherited Wu Qi's tradition of training and leading soldiers, and they endured hardships that ordinary people could not bear to have today's achievements.

Wei Ba was lying in the bathtub, and Guan Feng was rubbing his back while discussing something in a soft voice. Their voices were so low that even the guards standing outside the door couldn't hear them, Zhuge Ke, who was led to the front hall by Ding Feng to wait, couldn't hear them, and after receiving Wei Ba's notice, the Yin Fan who came in a hurry couldn't even know that a jihua aimed at them had been quietly unfolded, and around the seemingly calm surroundings, several people were secretly scheduling, carefully controlling every rhythm.

Sima Famiao, the general of Zhennan, stood at the gate of the mansion, saw Yinbo who was panting and rushed over, caught up with two steps, and arched his hand: "Is Yuanfeng here to see the general?" ”

Yin Fan nodded hurriedly: "Exactly, the general sent someone to summon me to come, saying that there is something important to discuss." ”

"Oh, I'm really sorry, the general suddenly has an important guest to meet, I can't see you for the time being, let me talk to you, please come with me."

Yinbo got out of the car and muttered as he followed Fa Miao inside. What kind of guest made Wei Ba so cautious, and actually didn't let him wait in the front hall, so that Fa Miao had to pester him?

(To be continued......)

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