Now there are three forces in the court of Shu and Han, just like the world is divided into three parts. Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and Cavalry General Li Yan compete with each other. They are well-deserved strong men, while Wei Ba is a new force that has just emerged. In terms of foundation, in terms of strength

, he can't compare with the first two, and currently he can only choose one of the two as his attachment partner. The reason why Wei Ba can benefit from both sides now is just because the outcome of the two strong men has not been decided.

Once the winner is determined, he cannot compete with the winner.

Although Wei Ba is not the strongest, he still has some power. When the two powers are in a stalemate, whoever he leans towards will have a better chance of winning. This is why both Zhuge Liang and Li Yan are very polite to Wei Ba.

One of the reasons. Wei Ba was originally impartial, submissive and cautious, making people unable to grasp the clues and advancing and retreating freely. But now he is trying to suggest Li Yan to leave Chengdu and personally lead his troops to attack Xiangyang. This is already a bit anti-customer. I think

It means playing small to win big.

This is certainly ambition.

Hu Zhong cannot deal with it carelessly. If Wei Ba is willing to be an obedient follower, the decisive battle will only start between Li Yan and Zhuge Liang. If Wei Ba takes the initiative, the situation will be complicated. Which one he decides to help, in a certain

This degree can determine the final success or failure.

Hu Zhong pondered, he was not considering whether Wei Ba's suggestion was right or wrong, he was considering the intention behind Wei Ba's suggestion: did he really want to help Li Yan make meritorious deeds, or did he want to seduce Li Yan to leave Chengdu?

There is no war in Chengdu, but it is undoubtedly the last battlefield for the court battle. After Liu Bei's death, why didn't Zhuge Liang let Li Yan return to Chengdu? Because he controlled the court and the emperor, he took the initiative in the court battle. So

For many years, Li Yan had wanted to return to Chengdu, but he had never been able to do so. If Zhuge Liang had not stationed in Guanzhong for the Northern Expedition and left Chengdu, and Wei Ba refused to return to Chengdu to supervise the transportation of grain and grass, Li Yan would not have had such a good opportunity.

Could it be Wei Ba's plan to ask Li Yan to leave Chengdu and go to Xincheng, or was it Zhuge Liang's instruction?

Hu Zhong couldn't judge.

"Hu joins the army?" Wei Ba couldn't help but screamed in surprise when he saw Hu Zhong was silent and his eyes flashed. Hu Zhong was startled and quickly concealed his smile and said: "The general's plan is indeed better. I believe General Hussar will see it.

I will be moved by it. The General treats the General Hussar with all his heart. It is not in vain that the General Hussar thinks so highly of you."

Wei Ba smiled: "I'm just speaking impartially. In terms of loyalty, Hu Junjun is the real loyal minister. Hussar generals can be outstanding. But I heard that this temper is not easy to deal with. How can you be in his shogunate?"

It shows after staying here for so long."

Hu Zhong smiled and said nothing.

…

After arduous negotiations, Sun Quan finally accepted the conditions of the Shu Han, agreed to send troops to the Jianghuai River to contain the Wei army, and allowed Zhao to lead 10,000 troops to enter Nanjun and complete the important task of supervising the transportation of grain and grass under the supervision of the Wu army. To this end, Sun Quan

He also made a request, that is, Wei Ba cannot stay in Jingzhou. If Wei Ba himself is in Jingzhou, Sun Quan will maintain heavy troops in Jingzhou to ensure the safety of Wuchang, and there will not be enough troops to send troops to Jianghuai.

Wei Ba agreed and decided to go to Jiaozhou. However, he did not leave immediately. Zhao Tong married Sun Luban and he wanted to be a guest here.

Under Sun Luban's entanglement, Sun Quan reluctantly agreed to Wei Ba's request. After the terms of the negotiation were completed, Zhang Fen, as the verifier of the technical drawings, came to Linyuan with Hu Zong, the general of Jianwu Zhonglang, and met with Wei Ba

We met again.

Wei Ba warmly received Zhang Fen. When they met, looking at Zhang Fen's thin cheeks, Wei Ba said with concern: "You are too tired, you should pay attention to rest."

Zhang Fen gave a wry smile: "You can do a small job but carry a heavy responsibility, but you have to work harder and harder. How can you compare with a general?"

Wei Ba laughed: "Since you are so tired, why not come and help me? Wouldn't it be better if we discuss it together?"

Hu Zong said with a smile: "General, you are wrong. You have so many people who are proficient in mechanics, why bother to try to pry the corner of our great Wu? What would you think if our King of Wu said this to General Zhao?

"

"A good bird chooses a tree to roost in. If Zhao Tong is willing to return to Wu, I will not object. I believe that my master, General Zhao, will not object either. I think back then, your king was tempted to recruit my prime minister. As a Wu

Wang Jinchen, don’t you know nothing about it?”

Hu Zong was stunned and looked at Wei Ba in surprise. The fact that Sun Quan wanted to recruit Zhuge Liang was relatively secretive and not many people knew about it. How could a young man like Wei Ba know about it? Could it be that Zhuge Liang told him? This is not right either.

Ah, Zhuge Liang is not the kind of person who likes to show off. There is no need to mention such past events in front of a young junior to raise his own status.

Could it be that Wei Ba knew such a thing because he was a close confidant of Zhuge Liang?

Wei Ba didn't know that Hu Zong had thought so much at once. He just said it casually. Anyone who is interested in the Three Kingdoms will know this in later generations, not to mention that he knows so much about Zhuge Liang's deeds.

The more Wei Ba was calm and composed, the more suspicious Hu Zong became. Wei Ba ignored him and ordered someone to bring a bunch of prepared drawings and give them to Zhang Fen. As soon as Zhang Fen saw the drawings, his tired eyes suddenly lit up and he paid attention.

Instead of chatting with Wei Ba, I started studying the drawings.

After about half a day, Zhang Fen raised his head and glanced at Hu Zong, who was chatting with Wei Ba. Hu Zong was relieved. What they were most worried about was that Wei Zai was cheating and gave some meaningless drawings to Wei Ba.

That's why they asked to take a look at the drawings before signing a formal agreement. If so, Sun Quan would be embarrassed.

"General, be honest. We understand and will report it to King Wu truthfully." Hu Zong bowed and saluted, stood up and left. Wei Ba raised his hand, and although his voice was not high, he said with irresistible majesty, "Wait a minute!"

Hu Zong was stunned for a moment, then sat back and looked at Wei Ba nervously: "General, what else do you want?"

"I don't have any demands." Wei Ba looked at Hu Zong seriously: "You should know why I made such a big concession this time."

Hu Zong nodded.

"I hope you can keep your promise and don't create unnecessary problems." Wei Ba waved his hand, and Ding Feng took a jade Ruyi. Wei Ba took the jade Ruyi, rubbed it for a while, and pushed it in front of Hu Zong.

Hu Zong was startled and said quickly: "Zhong dare not accept such a great courtesy."

"This is not for you, but for the King of Wu." Wei Ba said, and suddenly hit the case hard, and Yu Ruyi snapped into two pieces. Hu Zong was shocked, not knowing who Wei Ba was.

What does it mean? Wei Ba pushed the two pieces of Ruyi jade in front of Hu Zong and said lightly: "Please Hu Jun convey this Ruyi jade to the King of Wu, hoping that he will do what he says. Don't deceive heaven, don't deceive others, don't deceive others."

Deceptive."

Hu Zong's face suddenly lost all color. This was a very stern warning from Wei Ba. If Sun Quan went back on his word, Wei Ba would not hesitate to break his jade to seek justice from Sun Quan. His face darkened: "General, are you threatening?

"

"What it is, whatever you think." Wei Ba waved his hand again, and Ding Feng brought over a brocade plate, holding five green jade Ruyi. "This is also a gift I prepared for the King of Wu. Which one are you willing to accept?

One, decided by King Wu."

Wei Ba's eyes were fixed on Hu Zong. Hu Zong's face turned red and white, and a glistening bead of sweat slipped from his forehead. He was not only surprised by Wei Ba's tyranny, but also surprised by Wei Ba's jade carving skills.

Jade is a highly technical craft, and jade is an important tool that ordinary people cannot afford, so the best jade workers are in the palace. In the past, there were no skilled jade workers in Jiangdong. Until the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, the palace

Some of the jade workers there fled to Jiangdong, and only then did Jiangdong have the ability to make high-grade jade articles.

Nephrite jade is commonly used in the Central Plains. It is already so difficult. Now what Wei Ba puts in front of him is jade from Jiaozhou. Hu Zong has seen jade and knows that this kind of jade is extremely hard.

It would be a huge headache. But Wei Ba immediately laid out six jade Ruyi pieces of the same shape, which shows that Wei Ba has mastered the craftsmanship of this kind of jadeite.

This can prove from another aspect that Wei Ba's strength has improved again. Compared with verbal threats, this silent deterrent is obviously more lethal.

Hu Zong retreated.

…

Sun Quan looked at the broken jade Ruyi, his brows knitted into a Sichuan shape. He looked at Hu Zong who was kneeling in front of him: "Is there anything wrong with those patterns?"

"Zhang Fen has repeatedly promised that there will be no problem." Hu Zong raised his head and said affirmatively: "However, I also believe that this is definitely not the best technology in Wei Ba's hands."

Sun Quan frowned and his face became even more ugly. He had doubts about Wei Ba's conditions. Even if Wei Ba was worried about Wei Feng's safety, how could he give him such sharp weapons as the Liannu Chariot and the Thunderbolt Chariot?

He was worried that Wei Ba was cheating, so he asked Zhang Fen to check it out. Now that Wei Ba's sincerity was proven, he also knew that Wei Ba's strength was rapidly increasing, which made him very uneasy.

Compared with Cao Wei and Shu Han, Wei Ba is undoubtedly a greater threat to Sun Quan. If he is allowed time to fully develop, it will not be good news for Wu. With such a thriving young tiger by his side, what will happen to Sun Quan in the future?

How can you sleep peacefully, so how dare you act boldly? If you really want to anger Wei Ba and seek revenge at all costs, what should you do?

Sun Quan picked up half of the jade Ruyi, held the smooth and warm jade handle, and rubbed the rough fracture, unable to make a decision. He hesitated for a long time, then stood up and said, "Prepare the car and go to the Fuguo General's Mansion."

Sun Quan came to the general's mansion and handed the Ruyi jade to Lu Xun. Lu Xun held the Ruyi jade and looked at it for a long time, then said in deep thought: "Your Majesty, is there an envoy from Cao Wei?"

Sun Quan's eyes shrank, he was silent for a moment, and nodded silently.

"So, Xiangyang is a hunting ground, and there are many people who want to hunt for deer here." Lu Xun raised his eyebrows: "Why don't your Majesty let Wei Ba enter Nanjun and hunt together?"

"I'm afraid he won't leave once he comes."

"Nanjun has been at war for many years and has become desolate. Why not join Nanyang to create a larger hunting ground." Lu Xun laughed silently: "Perhaps, by taking this opportunity, we can kill two birds with one stone and nip problems in the bud.
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