Zhuge Ke respectfully accepted the edict, read it carefully, checked the seal, and then replied: "The minister received the edict." ”

The envoy was very satisfied: "Does the general have anything to say to the prime minister?" ”

"Please wait, wait for me to write a cursive letter, and bring it with the prime minister." Zhuge Ke said politely, and then gave his younger brother Zhuge a look. Zhuge melted his mind and brought the messenger into the partial account, so that he could be entertained. When Zhuge Rong hurriedly returned to the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhuge Ke was pacing in the tent, looking a little nervous, and the hand behind his back was pinched white. Zhuge Rong was very surprised, he rarely saw Zhuge Ke so nervous.

"Brother?"

Zhuge Ke glanced sideways at him and pointed to the edict on the case: "You take a closer look." ”

Zhuge Rong hurriedly picked it up and read it quickly. The content is not complicated, it is to let Zhuge Ke ensure that when he receives the news of Wei Ba's death or Wei Ba's edict to enter Beijing, he will ensure that he will control the army of Yingchuan, not cause chaos, and if necessary, he can take action to restrain Lu Lan and Meng Da, and do a good job of suppressing the Yiyang rebellion with a large army.

"What's wrong with that?" Zhuge asked puzzled.

"I don't have a problem." Zhuge Ke raised his eyebrows, a little displeased with Zhuge Rong's carelessness. "But, how can my uncle restrain Wei Ba? Do you think that at this point, Wei Ba can still obey the edict? He can listen to the edict, but he will only listen to it if the edict does not cross his bottom line. If the edict made him feel insecure, he wouldn't take it seriously at all. Uncle took the edict too seriously. ”

Only then did Zhuge Rong realize the problem. "Brother, are you worried that the envoy of the edict will not be able to control Wei Ba?"

"Of course." Zhuge Ke nodded and said, "If the edict doesn't work." It can only be by the messenger of the edict. Throughout the historical books, it is not uncommon to capture a general with a force, and the invincible Marquis of Huaiyin was captured in this way. But don't forget, Wei Ba is not Han Xin, although his skills are not top-notch, but he is not weak, he can't beat him, and he can escape. As long as there was a slight mistake, the guards around him arrived in time. You will be able to slaughter these emissaries. Uncle wanted to capture Wei Ba like Gao Zu captured Han Xin. It's a bit of a matter of assumption. ”

"Perhaps...... Is there a master around the edict messenger? ”

"It's inevitable." Zhuge Ke sneered: "Jiang Wei's hobby, I have long known it. Although my uncle didn't say anything about this risk, it must have been his idea. Otherwise. With the character of an uncle. Even if the situation is so urgent. Not to make such a decision. Jiang Wei dared to take any risk in order to make miraculous achievements. He's just a ......" Zhuge Ke thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said, "Gambler." Reckless gamblers. ”

"So, it's risky?"

"It's huge." Zhuge Ke sighed: "However, I have to say that this is also the only feasible way. ”

Zhuge Rong scratched his head, he couldn't figure out what Zhuge Ke was thinking, but he could hear that this matter was very dangerous, and if he was not careful, his life would probably be in danger.

Zhuge Ke pondered for a long time, returned to the case and sat down, and wrote a reply letter to Zhuge Liang.

Half an hour later, the messenger galloped out of the camp under the protection of Tiger Benlang.

On a small hillside in the distance, Fa Miao and Lu Lan stood side by side, Fa Miao held a copper pipe, paying attention to the direction of Zhuge Ke's camp, and when he saw the messenger rushing out, he smiled: "It seems that our General Zhuge is very decisive." ”

Lu Lan was silent, her eyebrows frowning slightly.

The commander of the Yingchuan army is Lu Xun, Lu Xun is sick and retired, and the main general has become Zhuge Ke, but as Lu Xun's representative, he has an edict, and he should not only inform Zhuge Ke alone. There must be ulterior motives in doing so.

Fa Miao handed the copper pipe to Lu Lan, and Lu Lan also raised it to take a look, and couldn't put it down: "With this treasure, it is much more convenient to watch the enemy's array." When will you give us one piece too? ”

Fa Miao smiled: "I'll give this one to you." ”

Lu Lan was overjoyed: "Really? ”

"Nature is true. I didn't want to hide it from you, but the uniformity of the glass has not been solved, mass production has not been realized, it can only be polished by hand, and the yield is very low. No more than three can be used at present. This one was brought to General Zhenbei. General Zhenbei is not here, I wanted to keep it for two more days, seeing that you like it so much, I'll give it to you first. ”

Lu Lan was stunned for a moment, and said angrily: "Fa Boyuan, you are too much. ”

Fa Miao shrugged, and Ha Lu Ha Da smiled.

……

Dongting, the camp of the sailors.

Zhuge Dan looked at the messenger and did not react for a long time.

The envoy's face turned a little pale, Zhuge Dan's reaction was very abnormal, and he was developing in a bad direction, so his life was in danger.

Although he did not read the content of the edict, he knew the intention of the edict. Zhuge Dan is the general of the chariot cavalry general Wei Ba left in Dongting, and Prime Minister Zhuge Liang did not pass the chariot general, but directly gave Zhuge Dan an order, which was originally a taboo behavior in the court. Generally speaking, the only explanation for doing so is to rebel, and the prime minister wants to rebel against Zhuge and seize the military power of Wei Ba.

The reason why the prime minister was able to rebel against Zhuge Dan was probably the family relationship between them, but Zhuge Dan went to Guanzhong first, and did not develop in Guanzhong, so he switched to the general of Che Cai. Now the prime minister wants to rely on family ties to plot against Zhuge Day, is it possible?

If Zhuge doesn't accept it, then he, the messenger, will inevitably be in trouble.

Beads of sweat appeared on the messenger's forehead.

"Does the Prime Minister have anything to say to me?" Zhuge asked in a deep voice.

The messenger thought about it, and suddenly realized, and couldn't help but blame himself for how he forgot about it. Before he left, the prime minister did hand over a letter to him. He originally wanted to put public affairs before private affairs, and then do private affairs after passing on the edict, but now that Zhuge reminded him, he realized that the family letter was probably not as simple as the short of the parents.

The messenger hurriedly took out the family letter, Zhuge Dan took it and looked at it carefully. The home book is written in a long, thick stack. Zhuge Dan looked at it for a long time, sighed softly, lifted his robe, and knelt down to receive the edict.

Outside the big tent, a halberd guard was expressionless. It's just that the corners of his mouth are quietly picked. An hour later, he got off duty and walked out of the camp and into the bazaar.

……

Pengcheng, dozens of horsemen rushed into the city gate and went straight to the mansion of General Zhendong.

Ma Zhong received the edict and entertained the envoy, and then took the edict and hid in the study with Hu Zhong, and dozens of armor soldiers immediately surrounded the study. Idlers are not allowed to enter.

"What is the prime minister's certainty?" There are no outsiders. Ma Zhong couldn't suppress his anxiety a little, but his voice was still very low.

Hu Zhong looked at the edict, and his face turned a little pale. The prime minister just asked them to leave Qingzhou and go to Chang'an after Wei Ba's edict. Or after being tied up or even killed. Take control of the situation in Pengcheng. And take the initiative to cooperate with Zhao Tong, Fei Yi and others to control the army in Qingzhou, and when necessary, they can directly take over the military power with this edict.

For them. This edict is indeed somewhat ambiguous, and there are at least two doubts:

First, how can Wei Ba be restrained, and what are the prime minister's foolproof means, or is it just a risk?

Second, will Zhao Tong and Fei Yi cooperate with the action, were they arranged by the prime minister, or were they just forced by the situation? If it's the former, then of course there's no problem, but if it's the latter, there's a lot of variables. If Wei Ba accepts the conditions of exchanging the prince for military power and is willing to hand over the military power, then of course it is easy to say, but if he is unwilling and is killed because of this, and his subordinates support one person as the master, will Zhao Tong and Fei Yi still cooperate with the imperial court?

Judging from all the circumstances, the prime minister's thoughts are a bit wishful thinking.

"The prime minister's mind is only in Miyagi, and he doesn't know what the situation in the world has been." Ma Zhong sighed: "What else does he think I can control now?" I can't even control myself. ”

Fox Zhong was gloomy. Since the last time he was forced by Wei Ba to divide his troops to Buqi, Ma Zhong has suffered a lot of blows, and he has realized that in front of Wei Ba, he is nothing. The disparity in strength between the two sides is too great, whether it is the strength of the army or the influence in the army, he can not compete with Wei Ba, when he accepted the appointment of the prime minister, it was a mistake to come from Qiqi to Guangling. If he is still too guarded now, even if he is the prime minister's party, there is no need to clash with Wei Ba face-to-face, and it will not reach such an irreparable point.

"If Wei Ba leaves, or dies directly, there will be no chance." Hu Zhong persuaded. He knew that this hope was very slim, but he had to muster up the courage to persuade Ma Zhong. Obviously, Ma Zhong's confidence is crumbling, and he is a very important part of the prime minister's plan, if he can't support it, the prime minister's plan is likely to fail.

He certainly cannot allow such a situation to arise.

"Wei Ba's military composition is complicated, and it is only because of Wei Ba's influence that they are brought together, and once Wei Ba is dead, they will soon fall into civil strife. In this way, as long as we can seize the opportunity, we may not be able to control this army. At least ......" Hu Zhong hesitated for a moment, as if his confidence was not very strong: "At least we can stabilize the situation in the east and buy some time for the prime minister." ”

Ma Zhong's face twitched for a while, and he stopped talking.

……

Chengdu, Zhao Mansion.

Zhao Yun sat on the bed, looked at Pan Ziyu and his grandson Zhao Hu, who were suddenly summoned, and beckoned: "Ah Hu, come, come to the eldest father." ”

Zhao Hu got up, came to Zhao Yun's side, raised his head, and looked at Zhao Yun's face, which was rare and quiet. He is the son of Sun Dahu, and his personality is as stubborn as Sun Dahu, not at all like his father Zhao Tong. He was not afraid of anyone, but he was in awe of his grandfather Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun touched Zhao Hu's head and said to Pan Ziyu, who had a premonition and tears rippled in his eyes: "Ziyu, don't be sad. I'm so old, and everything is already downplayed. I did what I had to do, and I did my best. Whether I see Emperor Xian or Wei Yan, I have a clear conscience. Seek benevolence and get benevolence, what more can the husband ask for. After I leave, you will pay tribute to Boren and Zhongde. Your Majesty is there, I have my own watch, you can send it out. ”

Pan Ziyu sobbed and nodded again and again, and when she raised her head again, Zhao Yun had closed her eyes peacefully, and her expression was calm, as if she fell asleep every time. But Pan Ziyu knew that this time, he would never wake up again.

On the first day of the first month of the sixteenth year of Jianxing, at three o'clock, Zhao Yun died at the age of eighty-one

(To be continued......)