When Deng Ai returned to the city walls of the Sword Pavilion, he encountered obstacles.

When Deng Ai shouted to put down the hanging basket under the city wall, the soldiers in the city did not move for a while.

They naturally knew Deng Ai, but they also saw Deng Ai's side, and at this moment they were following several people of unknown origin.

Even if those people were ragged and looked down, the sharp blades in their hands symbolized the extraordinary nature of their status.

When Deng Ai went out today, he didn't follow these people around him, but when he returned, he suddenly took these few people of unknown origin to call for a pass under the city, which would inevitably make people suspicious.

After all, as we all know, within a radius of more than ten miles, there are no other armies except the Wei army.

The origin of these sudden people is really impossible not to make people suspicious.

The Sword Pavilion is where Yizhou's lifeline is located, so they can't be careless.

Of course, with these few people wanting to take down the heavily guarded Sword Pavilion, it would definitely be impossible.

But what if they were spies and mixed in to cause chaos within the Sword Pavilion?

All kinds of suspicions lingered in the hearts of the soldiers in the city, they were directly under Liu Feng's troops, Liu Feng had a bad impression of Deng Ai, and even they didn't have any full trust in Deng Ai.

Aren't hunts usually all about prey animals? Why did you bring some people back out of thin air?

The hesitation of the city soldiers made Deng Ai furious.

He just wants to see Zhuge Liang sooner now, where can he accept being delayed so much.

He wanted to explain the identities of the few people beside him, but he thought that the matter was so important that he could not leak the news in advance, so he could only hold back his anger and shout at the city wall:

"The prime minister knows the reason for the situation, so he doesn't go to report it quickly."

Hearing Deng Ai say this, Vice Admiral Liu Feng, who was defending the city, hurriedly walked down the city after handing over the defense to a lieutenant.

It's not that he deliberately wants to embarrass Deng Ai, it's just that Liu Feng issued a strict order a few days ago to prohibit people from entering and leaving the Sword Pavilion at will, and under Liu Feng's strict order, he can only be careful.

In addition, Deng Ai's military position is not too high, and he is the same lieutenant general, which gives him the confidence to stick to the bottom line.

Before, Deng Ai was able to take people out hunting, and he also got the tacit approval of the prime minister, otherwise he would not have been able to get out.

But if, as Deng Ai said, he brought these few people of unknown origin back today, and the prime minister knew about it, then his way of dealing with it would be different.

At least he had to report this matter, and before reporting it to Zhuge Liang, he had to let Liu Feng know about it.

In the past few days, Zhuge Liang has been discussing military affairs with the ministers who arrived at the Sword Pavilion.

Some of these ministers have different views on some of his initiatives.

Zhuge Liang is not an arbitrary character, he saw that there were different views internally, so he thought of achieving the effect of seeking common ground while reserving differences through deliberations.

But just when Zhuge Liang and the ministers were discussing important matters to a key place, the guards outside the tent suddenly came in to report, saying that Liu Feng had something important to ask to see.

Hearing that Liu Feng had something important to see, Zhuge Liang's brows furrowed suddenly.

Although he knew that Liu Feng had a grudge against him, under the idea of forbearance for the country, Zhuge Liang still handed over the defense of the Sword Pavilion to Liu Feng with full authority.

Now that Liu Feng has something important to ask to see, then the important thing in his mouth is likely to be about the safety of the Sword Pavilion.

Thinking of this, Zhuge Liang immediately asked the guards to summon Liu Feng in.

Under the summons of Zhuge Liang, Liu Feng soon came to the big tent.

After Liu Feng entered the big tent, he saw that many ministers were there, and some joy appeared in his eyes.

Under the gaze of everyone, he reported Deng Ai's "suspicious behavior" on the spot.

After the report, Liu Feng did not forget to emphasize with ulterior motives: "Deng Aiyan said that he brought people with unknown backgrounds into the customs with the consent of the prime minister. ”

As soon as Liu Feng said this, the faces of the people in the tent couldn't help but change.

If there was no such sentence, Liu Feng's previous report would be normal, but after adding this sentence, the meaning of this matter changed.

Almost all the people in the tent were the important ministers of the Han Dynasty who came to the Sword Pavilion in the past few days, and they were sent by Liu Bei to the Sword Pavilion to assist Zhuge Liang.

In terms of their status and status, Deng Ai's identity as a lieutenant general is not enough to attract their attention, even if they hear that Deng Ai has made a lot of great contributions in the Southern Expedition.

Under this concept, when everyone heard that Deng Ai had brought someone with unknown background to enter the customs without authorization, they inevitably felt unhappy and hesitant in their hearts.

And Liu Feng specially stated at the end that Deng Ai's unpleasant and hesitant behavior was approved by Zhuge Liang.

Then Liu Feng's purpose is obvious, he is specially transferring the unhappiness and hesitation of the ministers to Deng Ai to Zhuge Liang.

Liu Feng's intention was almost obvious, otherwise he could have had a better way to repay him.

Because of this, everyone's faces became unnatural.

I have long heard that Liu Feng has a strong personality, and he has long been dissatisfied with the prime minister, but when I heard that Liu Feng did not have good intentions towards Zhuge Liang, everyone was still quite surprised.

The ministers in the tent did not guess Liu Feng's intentions.

After Liu Feng learned that it happened under the gate of the Sword Pavilion, an alternative idea appeared in his heart.

Originally, according to common sense, Deng Ai moved out of Zhuge Liang to endorse him, regardless of whether this matter was true or not, in order to maintain Zhuge Liang's authority, Liu Feng should bring Deng Ai and others in as soon as possible.

After receiving it, as long as someone is sent to strictly guard Deng Ai and the others, then even if Deng Ai has ulterior motives, then the matter is still under control.

Then find a suitable time to report this matter to Zhuge Liang privately for verification, which can be described as the best of both worlds.

But Liu Feng didn't do that.

He knew that these days were the time when Zhuge Liang and the ministers from Chengdu were discussing important matters, and he had to poke this matter out directly on a special occasion, in order to make it difficult for Zhuge Liang?

Liu Feng is sure that what Deng Ai said must be a lie.

Liu Feng was in charge of the defense of the Sword Pavilion before Zhuge Liang came, and he knew very well that within a radius of dozens of miles, there were only the Han army in the Sword Pavilion and the Wei army more than ten miles away.

Recently, except for Deng Ai who would take people out of the Sword Pavilion to hunt, no one went out at all, and from the deputy general's report, it can be seen that those people were by no means the people Deng Ai brought out during this time.

So isn't the identity of those people brought by Deng Ai about to come out?

It must be Wei Jun.

These people can't be the Liangzhou army hundreds of miles away.

This is not only Liu Feng's judgment, the soldiers on the city wall, and even the ministers in the current account, all deduce this in their hearts, otherwise their first reaction to this matter would not be doubt.

Under this inference, regardless of Deng Ai's purpose in bringing these Wei troops into the pass, if this matter was really arranged by Zhuge Liang, with his caution, he would definitely order the soldiers on the city wall in advance, so that they would not prevent Deng Ai from leading the Wei army into the pass.

However, Liu Feng did not receive such an order in advance.

From this kind of detail, it is enough to infer that what Deng Ai said about Zhuge Liang had known about this matter for a long time, which is completely false.

And the reason why Liu Feng wanted to tell this sentence in public was to let Zhuge Liang personally expose Deng Ai's lies.

Once Zhuge Liang did this, then Deng Ai would have to deal with it with a military law.

Deng Ai is Mi Yang's confidant, if Deng Ai is personally disposed of by Zhuge Liang, then after Mi Yang learns about this matter in the future, will Mi Yang have no mustard in his heart?

Don't look at the relationship between Mi Yang and Zhuge Liang now, but he and Zhuge Liang were also "master and apprentice" before.

With his own life, Liu Feng didn't feel that when his vital interests were harmed, Mi Yang, who had a similar combat style to him, would be indifferent to this matter.

After the report, Liu Feng looked at Zhuge Liang with confident eyes, and he was expecting Zhuge Liang to say those words.

But under the gaze of Liu Feng and even the ministers, Zhuge Liang slowly spoke:

"What Deng Ai said is true, let him and others enter the customs immediately."

Zhuge Liang's answer directly made Liu Feng's face appear in disbelief.

Not only Liu Feng felt incredulous, but even the ministers present also felt incredible.

Liu Feng can deduce that everyone present has been immersed in officialdom for a long time, and they can naturally see it.

Because of this, when Zhuge Liang personally endorsed Deng Ai, Liu Feng and the ministers had this reaction.

Among the people in the tent, Liu Feng's face was the most ugly at the moment.

He really didn't expect that Zhuge Liang would talk nonsense with his eyes open in order not to step into his trap.

Is this still the one he knows, the noble character Wolong?

Almost a moment later, Liu Feng was about to blurt out Zhuge Liang's "lies".

But when he looked at Shang Zhuge Liang's calm eyes, all the words he wanted to say were blocked in his throat by those faint eyes.

"It's an order."

Zhuge Liang's words revealed an irresistible meaning.

In Liu Bei's absence, Zhuge Liang, as the prime minister, his words were almost equivalent to a holy decree!

Even if he didn't know why Zhuge Liang lied to his face, in front of the power that Zhuge Liang had, Liu Feng finally obediently turned around and walked out of the tent to give orders.

After Liu Feng left, Zhuge Liang was not in the mood to continue the discussion.

He told all the ministers of the council to leave for the time being.

The ministers saw that Zhuge Liang's face was not very good, and they all got up and walked out of the tent one after another.

Liu Feng's intentions are not difficult to guess, but one is the prince who holds the military power, and the other is the prime minister who holds the military power, and everyone does not want to get involved in the political struggle between the two.

But the ministers from Chengdu didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, but Yang Yi, Ma Jian and others, who were Zhuge Liang's henchmen, were quite indignant.

"The prime minister is broad-minded and wants to endure each other for the country, but the son of the moth doesn't think much about it, and the prime minister should take precautions early!"

The son of the moth comes from the Book of Songs, usually referred to as a stepson, a righteous son, and although this sentence seems a bit contemptuous, it is actually a neutral pronoun in the world, without praise or derogation.

This sentence was said by Yang Yi.

Yang Yi, who has an arrogant temperament, after seeing Liu Feng's sinister intentions today, even if he wanted to fight for Zhuge Liang, but considering Liu Feng's identity, he simply called Liu Feng the son of the moth.

And not only Yang Yi thought so, even Ma Jian suggested to Zhuge Liang: "It's better for the prime minister to write today's matter to Your Majesty and let Your Majesty decide." ”

After saying this, Ma Jian inadvertently added:

"Deng Ai is also to blame for this today, if it weren't for his words, why should the prime minister bother today, why bother."

Ma Yan was a venerable man, and he didn't say the two words of lying, as Zhuge Liang's confidant, he naturally knew that what Deng Ai said was completely false.

And he is different from Yang Yi and wants to transfer the contradiction to Deng Ai, and his intentions are also obvious.

After listening to the words of the two henchmen, Zhuge Liang did not show an angry look, his expression has always been very indifferent.

He said in a preface: "He doesn't understand Zisheng, and you don't understand forbearance for the country."

If you want to achieve great things, you must first take the overall situation into account.

Taking the overall situation into account not only refers to being patient with the deliberate actions of others when necessary, but also refers to not being too pedantic about personal reputation when necessary. ”

Zhuge Liang's words were not only to dispel the resentment in the hearts of Yang Yi and Ma Yan, but also to explain his answer just now.

After saying this, Zhuge Liang excused Deng Ai again:

"Deng Ai is not a reckless person, and he is loyal to Zisheng.

Although I don't know why he suddenly brought several Wei soldiers into the customs, he didn't want to reveal the identities of those people rashly, and he must have something important to report.

His words were also helpless. ”

In Zhuge Liang's opinion, Deng Ai is really not to blame for this matter.

Many things could have been tacitly understood, but Liu Feng had to do the opposite, I'm afraid even Deng Ai didn't expect that Liu Feng would take such a selfish approach to his words.

After saying these words, Zhuge Liang asked Yang Yi and Ma Jian to retreat first, and he was now very interested in the Wei soldiers brought by Deng Ai.

Zhuge Liang guessed that Deng Ai was likely to bring a good news that surprised him.

Yang Yi and Ma Jian saw that Zhuge Liang didn't seem to want to pursue this matter too much, and after they glanced at each other, they turned around and retreated towards the tent together.

The figures of the two fell into Zhuge Liang's eyes, thinking of the indignation of the two of them for him just now, Zhuge Liang's face quietly appeared thoughtful.

He didn't say something to Ma Jian and Yang Yi just now:

You don't understand Your Majesty, but he does.

As long as Liu Feng does not commit the unforgivable sin, His Majesty will not deal with him easily.

Do you really think that His Majesty lifted Liu Feng from solitary confinement just to let Liu Feng garrison the Sword Pavilion?

Some words can be seen, but they must not be said.

In this world, after all, the surname is Liu.

It's just that some things do have to be taken precautions early, and today's events sounded a wake-up call in Zhuge Liang's heart.

Zhuge Liang didn't wait too long in the big tent, and soon Deng Ai came to Zhuge Liang with those "Wei soldiers".

Zhuge Liang was originally sitting in his seat, wanting to hear what Deng Ai's purpose was in bringing these Wei soldiers into the customs.

But the first sentence that Deng Ai blurted out directly made Zhuge Liang's indifferent look no longer exist.

"Prime Minister, these sergeants are all from Liangzhou, and there is a secret letter from the general to report to the Prime Minister."

Deng Ai's words pointed out the identities of these sergeants.

The fact that these sergeants were from Liangzhou, even Zhuge Liang did not guess it in advance.

How did they get here?

And what the first of those sergeants said next made Zhuge Liang stand up directly from his seat:

"The general has a saying: Yizhou reinforcements can enter Liangzhou from Dingjun Mountain!"

Zhuge Liang: !

This kid can actually think of going together by himself?

After being shocked, Zhuge Liang couldn't help but laugh.

This kid really deserves to be his beloved apprentice.

Thousands of words converge into four words:

I'm so sorry.

(End of chapter)