Facts have proved that sometimes it is necessary to sacrifice one's life to feed the tiger. When Xiahou Mao was so tired that he almost died of exhaustion, the comfortable Princess Qinghe gave him a good idea. Since His Majesty made Wei Ba a minister

If you want to be a good general, he must have soldiers under his command, otherwise he will be a false general. No matter how much money you reward him, he will never be truly satisfied. If you want to satisfy him, you must equip him with equipment.

Subordinates, let him be a real Zhonglang General. However, Wei Ba cannot be allowed to become powerful, so these soldiers must be absolutely trustworthy. When necessary, Wei Ba can be made an empty Zhonglang General again with an order at any time.

Therefore, putting Wei Ba into the Guards Battalion directly under the Dudu Mansion was a choice that had the best of both worlds. The soldiers in the Guards Battalion were elite and their position was very important. Letting Wei Ba be the general of the Guards Battalion was enough to show how important he was to be used.

At the same time, the loyalty of the soldiers in the Guards Battalion is guaranteed, and there is no need to worry about being bribed by Wei Ba. Once Wei Ba has different intentions, these people can return to the Governor's Mansion at any time.

Xiahou Mao was so impressed that if he hadn't been squeezed dry by Princess Qinghe, he would have almost sacrificed his life to feed the tiger again.

So, on their couple's bed, Wei Ba suddenly had an extra house, dozens of slaves, and a thousand subordinates. The truly elite subordinates were led by two captains.

One of the captains was Captain Tian Fu, Tian Jinjiang.

Seeing the depressed Tian Fu and another captain named Xu Ran standing in front of him with fists clasped together, Wei Ba wanted to laugh, but he didn't have the nerve to laugh. Tian Fu was already very depressed, and it would be difficult for him to laugh twice more.

Will Tian Fu become angry from shame?

In fact, if it were him, he would be very unhappy. For a person who works hard, a promotion is worse than a demoted general, especially because Wei Ba was suddenly promoted so quickly because of his relationship with Xiahou Mao and Princess Qinghe. This kind of reliance

People who climb up the ladder by flattering others are always the most despised objects of real talents.

However, at this moment, Wei Ba had no intention of comforting the injured Tian Fu. He could only express his admiration for Prime Minister Zhuge's cleverness. Regardless of whether he had the ability to fight with soldiers or not, his ability to scheme with people was first-rate. He always claimed to go

Luoyang surrendered. In fact, with his status, who could he see in Luoyang? If it were his father Wei Yan, Cao Rui might have received him in person, praised him, and then given him a false position to support him. He joined the army in a small prime minister's palace,

The most likely possibility is to inquire about Zhuge Liang's arrangements, and then be granted a minor official position and never think about it again. Want to get in touch with the core of power and exert influence? Maybe in the next life.

But staying in Chang'an, his role would be great for Xiahou Mao. As long as he can deal with Xiahou Mao, he can learn more critical information and exert a certain influence, and it is possible to complete Zhuge Liang's mission.

Zhuge Liang had discussed these factors with him carefully, and the development of things was basically in accordance with their expectations. It was just because Wei Ba, for the sake of safety, had been controlling the progress more carefully and refused to reveal any flaws. So far,

So far, he has not heard any valuable information.

Of course, this does not mean that there are no achievements. Xiahou Mao assigned him a thousand subordinates, which means he accepted him. As long as he is truly loyal to him, these thousand people will be the basis for his achievements. On the other hand, Xiahou Mao

Mao almost fully accepted his six-character suggestion. Farming was underway in Guanzhong and the city of Chang'an was also being repaired.

Whether it is farming or building a city, it is all to prepare for the future stalemate war, using the manpower and material resources in Guanzhong to prepare strategic materials for the Shu Han army in the future. Only with the city can we hold on, and with food can we hold on for a long time.

This was also a plan devised by Zhuge Liang, which not only utilized the manpower and material resources in Guanzhong, but also paved the way for Wei Ba to gain Xiahou Mao's trust. If he now suggested that Xiahou Mao send troops to Hanzhong, even if Xiahou Mao did not doubt him, he would probably regard him as

Fool, there is no way he can be reused like he is now.

"Xiaoyu." Wei Ba turned his head and called into the room.

"Come on, come on." Peng Xiaoyu shouted and rushed out with a big burden on his back, his face full of joy. Xiahou Mao not only gave Wei Ba a thousand men and horses, but also rewarded him with a house and a dozen more

Servants. From today on, they no longer have to live in a post house and finally have a home in Chang'an City. Peng Xiaoyu got up early in the morning to pack her luggage and prepare to move.

Until now, she had no idea that Wei Ba was pretending to surrender. She only thought that Wei Ba was really surrendering. Since it was a real surrender, everything in Hanzhong had nothing to do with him. He had to earn all the living expenses by himself.

A house, for Peng Xiaoyu, is simply a windfall.

"What are you doing standing there stupidly?" Xu Ran, who looked relatively honest and honest, kicked the guard next to him and cursed: "Why don't you go help Miss Peng with her luggage?"

"Oh, I got it." The two guards rushed over, took the big bundle, and walked to the car outside the door.

Wei Ba was not polite: "Xiaoyu, you and the two captains go to the house to take a look. It's up to you to decide how to arrange it. I have to go to thank the captain, and I don't know when I can go back. It's up to you.

Make arrangements to treat everyone who helps us to a meal."

"I know." Peng Xiaoyu responded crisply, as happy as a little sparrow. She ran back and forth twice and took away all the useful things.

Wei Ba took Dun Wu and went to the Governor's Mansion. When he saw Xiahou Mao, he expressed his gratitude first.

Xia Houmao had some dark circles under his eyes, but he was in good spirits. Seeing Wei Ba coming to express his thanks, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, this is due to your loyalty. Doing things well is more useful than being polite."

"Well, my subordinates will definitely do their best to make suggestions for the general."

Xiahou Mao was very satisfied. Wei Ba positioned himself as a counselor rather than a general, which showed that he still knew his identity and did not forget about it.

"Well, Ziyu, I didn't think much of what you said about building high walls and hoarding grain, but now it seems that there is a plan for a rainy day."

He held his hand and said: "I just received news this morning that there is something going on in the southeast. The imperial army will soon be transferred to Yangzhou. Here...well, it seems that we can only focus on defense and have no strength to attack.

"

Wei Ba's heart was moved, and his scalp was numb. Something happened in the southeast? Could it be that Sun Quan finally started to take action? Cao Wei's army was transferred to the southeast, and the opportunity Zhuge Liang had been waiting for had arrived.

"General, could it be that Sun Quan's blue eyes are restless again?"

Xia Houmao glanced at him, shook his head, and smiled mysteriously, but did not say what happened. When Wei Ba saw him, he didn't ask much, so he could only pretend to be interested and looked at Xia Houmao.

Cloud hand.

"Gathering grains widely, I have arranged for people to farm the fields. There is a lot of idle land in Guanzhong. What is missing is just the population. With those agricultural tools you invented, I believe we can improve some efficiency. Today in August, we will have the first batch of harvests. Maybe

At that time, we can also support Luoyang and solve His Majesty's urgent needs."

Thinking of his success, Xiahou Mao raised his eyebrows, as if he saw the emperor's commendation for him.

"The general must prepare ships in advance. It is very convenient to transport food down the Wei River." Wei Ba said with a smile: "Since Emperor Gao made Guanzhong the capital, food has always been transported from other places to Guanzhong. Now the general is here.

Guanzhong, Guanzhong can support Luoyang with grain, and the general can be said to be the first of his kind in a century."

"Hahaha..." Xiahou Mao laughed: "It is too much to set a precedent for a hundred generations. Speaking of which, without your suggestions and the new farm tools you designed, Guanzhong's small population would be self-protection.

, how can there be any surplus food to support Luoyang? Ziyu, if things really come to pass, you are the real hero, I just made it happen because of others."

Wei Ba said a few words of humility. Xiahou Mao said again: "It's just building a city, but now it's a big problem."

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"Building a city is not easy." Xiahou Mao sighed and slowly moved his hands: "Guanzhong has a small population. If you want to build a city, you need to recruit a large number of people. Once the people are recruited, who will come to farm the land? Time

It’s urgent, it’s hard to have both the bear’s paw and your fish.”

Wei Ba was silent. He knew what Xiahou Mao said was right. These days, cities were built with rammed stones. The city was very strong, but it was also very labor-intensive and time-consuming. The city of Chang'an is very long, and the current population of Guanzhong alone

, it definitely cannot be repaired in a short period of time. Even if it is to build a palace city, the amount of work is very large. The reason why Zhuge Liang took the risk that it would be difficult to attack by then and used the manpower and material resources in Guanzhong to repair the city first is because he knew that he would wait until

When he arrived in Guanzhong, it was too late to build the city. It was too late.

"Ziyu, do you have any good ideas?"

Wei Ba smacked his lips: "Not for a while, General, can you let me think about it? I want to take a walk around Chang'an and see what's going on."

Xia Houmao raised his eyebrows, hesitated for a moment, and laughed: "Okay, since you are my general now, you should be familiar with the nearby city defenses. Let Tian Fu accompany you, he is more familiar with the nearby defenses.

.”

Wei Ba bowed and thanked him. He proposed to visit various fortresses. It was a plan that was originally planned to be implemented first, but it has been delayed until now, and it has been forced. However, even if Xiahou Mao was worried, he would not force it. After all, Xiahou Mao's

Trust is the only basis for his actions. If Xiahou Mao starts to doubt him, he will have problems in everything he does in the future.

Just as Wei Ba was about to leave, a maid came to the atrium and said to Xiahou Mao that Princess Qinghe wanted to see Wei Ba. Xiahou Mao waved his hand and said to Wei Ba: "Since the princess told you to go, you should go quickly. Remember.

Come on, don't make the princess angry."

Wei Ba suppressed his laughter and followed the maid to the backyard. It can be seen from the dark circles under Xiahou Mao's eyes that Princess Qinghe must have had a big meal yesterday, and now she wants to reward him as the middleman. To get Chang'an, just

To deal with Xiahou Mao, to deal with Xiahou Mao is to deal with Princess Qinghe. I just hope that Princess Qinghe will not have any strange hobbies, otherwise it will be troublesome for her to be a crow.

Of course, if it was that Xiahou girl, he wouldn't mind sacrificing her appearance.

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