Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment: "Three generations have different rituals and kings, and five uncles have different laws and domineering. How can we generalize them? When the prime minister was dismissed and the prime minister was later reinstated, they all acted because of the times. Cao ** used the prime minister to take power, which does not mean that the Prime Minister's Mansion is illegal. Does Zi Yu think that I, like Cao **, have the intention to usurpate?"

He smiled faintly: "Then you can rest assured that I am old, but my son is still young. No matter what aspect, he is not a match for you, Wei Ziyu, let alone a loyal and honest minister like Zheng Fang assists His Majesty. No one's ambition can be hidden from his eyes. If the Prime Minister usurps power, he is afraid he will be powerless. So, as far as the situation is concerned, there is no danger at the Prime Minister's Office, so Ziyu doesn't have to worry."

Wei Ba secretly praised Zhuge Liang as being so ill, and still thinking sharply. This move was really beautiful in disguise and attack. Not only did he show loyalty, but he also pulled Li Yan into the water. In front of the emperor, he did not call everyone's official position, but called him the word "六", which exuded such a close and easy-going feeling, while avoiding the embarrassment of his official position.

In this case, if you just mess around, you may not be inferior.

Wei Ba's eyes rolled and smiled, "The general is noble and honest. As the world knows, how dare you doubt the general? However, the Prime Minister's Mansion is in charge of soldiers and the power of the General's Mansion overlaps with the General's Mansion, and it feels like a bunch of beds and houses. If it is not solved, it is inappropriate. In the opinion of the general, how should the solution be solved? Is it better to have the Prime Minister's Mansion and the General jointly control the military power, or should it be better to simply withdraw the General's Mansion?"

Before Zhuge Liang could speak, Li Yan was shocked and retracted the General's Mansion. Isn't that killing me? What happened to Wei Ba today? How did he target me every sentence? He quickly smiled and said, "Ziyu, don't make things difficult for Kong Ming. You see that his body is sick like this, so you can't let him rest?"

Wei Ba smiled slightly: "The general is in good health. He has the power of the Prime Minister's Office, so it should be very easy for you. Anyway, General Zhuge is in good health and may not be able to assume the power of the Prime Minister for a while."

Li Yan closed his mouth. Wei Ba pushed him in front and put it on the fire to roast it. However, if possible, he would not object to bringing the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion over. Of course, this was impossible.

Seeing Wei Ba and Li Yan sing and reconciling, Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly. He was a little sad because he found that it was not as easy as he thought to put Wei Ba in a dignified manner. Wei Ba was not only cunning and changeable on the battlefield, but also resourceful in the court. He used attack instead of defense, seized the loopholes in the power of the Prime Minister's Office, and persisted in attacking, and did not give him a chance to counterattack.

He wanted to use righteousness to trap Wei Ba, but Wei Ba first used righteousness to accuse him. If he was not upright, what qualifications would he have to blame others? He used to monopolize his power, but no one dared to point out this point and challenge his authority. After a long time, he had an illusion that he felt that he was flawless. Now that Wei Ba had torn off that layer of disguise, he realized that he was so weak and powerless.

Just as the rouge on his face cannot hide his fatigue.

He knew where he was wrong, but he was powerless to turn things around. A sadness surged in his heart. He was old, and whether he admitted it or not, whether he wanted it or not, he was old. Faced with an aggressive young junior like Wei Ba, he had no chance of winning. He had no advantage in terms of physical strength or intelligence.

Until now, Wei Ba has not used all his strength and has ease, but he is exhausted.

Seeing Zhuge Liang's face was pale and his breath was rapid, Liu Chan sighed: "The destruction of the Prime Minister's Mansion is of great importance and should not be ignored. Xiangfu is in poor health, so let's keep the status quo for the time being. It's not too late to discuss it when Xiangfu recovers. Come and send Xiangfu back to his house to rest."

Zhuge Liang closed his eyes tiredly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for mercy on the old minister."

Liu Chan waved his hand, Dong Yun rushed to the hall with his people, raised Zhuge Liang and left. Before leaving, he did not forget to stare at Wei Ba fiercely. Wei Ba picked the corners of his mouth and looked at him disdainful. He disdained Dong Yun and others at all, but he did not dare to take it lightly for Liu Chan to show his decisiveness just now. He accused Zhuge Liang of not being the prime minister, but regarded himself as the prime minister, forcing Dong Yun to change his words, but Liu Chan still called Zhuge Liang the father of prime minister, and was respectful, which was enough to show his support for Zhuge Liang. Seeing Zhuge Liang at a disadvantage, he forcibly interrupted the discussion and made a decision inadvertently to maintain the status quo, and did not discuss the issue of the Prime Minister's Mansion before Zhuge Liang recovered, fully demonstrating the decisiveness and domineeringness that only an emperor had.

This guy... has really developed comprehensively in morality, intelligence and physical fitness?

Wei Ba was very clear about the characteristics of Chinese politics, and it was never the rule of law. The so-called king's law is the king's law, the king's law, the king's law that binds ordinary people, but will not target the king. The king's law is a sharp weapon, with almost infinite lethality. Even a mediocre person, his combat power will surge after mastering this weapon.

The most obvious example is "a prince breaks the law and commits the same crime as the common people." Regardless of whether this can be realized or not, we can see the true nature of the law of the king from this sentence. At best, the king can only control the prince, but not the king himself. If the emperor kills the wrong person, is he worthy of life? Can you rehabilitate and admit that he killed the wrong person, it is already a great honor for the emperor.

Can you take such an opponent lightly? In other words, if Liu Chan now pushes him out and beheads with a command, he will probably die in vain if he dies. At worst, Liu Chan will say that he is confused for a moment, listens to slander, kills the wrong one, and rewards you with a sum of money, and then rewards you with a good coffin.

My father protects his son again, how dare he ask Liu Chan to pay his life?

You can reason with Zhuge Liang, because no matter how good he is, he is also the prime minister. There is no reason with Liu Chan, because he is the emperor. The emperor never reasoned with others because he was born with unreasonable rights.

Wei Ba instinctively put away his edge, so he would not compete with Liu Chan at this time. The palace is Liu Chan's home court, and he cannot take any advantage.

Li Yan was an old fox, and he realized this and cautiously put away his minions.

Liu Chan looked confused and naturally cute. He had no idea that he had just leaked his domineering aura. Seeing that Wei Ba and Li Yan stopped talking, he was a little disappointed: "You... won't talk?"

Wei Ba gave Li Yan a wink. Li Yan thought for a while and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, this matter is my fault. I am willing to be punished. There are many people involved in the Battle of Bingzhou. Rong Chen went back to investigate again. After the result, I will report it to Your Majesty again."

Liu Chan nodded: "Okay, then you go and do it. Wei Ba, stay, I have something to say to you."

"Yes." Wei Ba and Li Yan agreed at the same time. Li Yan bowed, stood up and retreated.

After leaving the palace, Li Yan let out a long sigh. Although he had not been in the palace for a long time, at best, his vest was a little sweaty. He got on the carriage and rushed back to the General's Mansion. When he passed by the Grand Sin Agriculture Office, he asked him to find Ma Su.

Ma Su came very quickly. Li Yangang stopped in front of the General's Mansion, and Ma Su arrived. He looked at Li Yan's face, said nothing, followed Li Yan into the mansion and came straight to the hall.

Li Yan briefly said the story and asked solemnly: "Youchang, according to your opinion, what does Your Majesty mean?"

Ma Su laughed silently: "General, you are too nervous."

"oh?"

"Yes, I admit that although Your Majesty is not a talented person, he is not a fool. He was not born in the deep palace. He followed the late emperor since he was a child, and then received the prime minister's teachings. Even if it is a stubborn stone, it is still an extraordinary stubborn stone. How could he know nothing about the affairs of the court? In the past, he was alienated from the prime minister because the prime minister was too strong. Now the prime minister is weak, and the general has emerged. It is expected that His Majesty must use checks and balances and have some support for the prime minister."

Li Yan slowly let out a sigh. Ma Su's words came to his mind. He didn't care much about Emperor Liu Chan before, because Liu Chan has always been very obedient, and he listened to anyone, but he didn't have his own ideas. However, Liu Chan's performance recently made him a little strange, making Zhuge Liang live in the palace. When Zhuge Liang fainted, he ran with Zhuge Liang on his back and took the initiative to rescue Zhuge Liang. He looked at these things separately, and maybe he couldn't see anything, but when they looked at them together, there was a deliberate feeling inside.

This deliberate intention, of course, is to support the Prime Minister's Mansion. If the Prime Minister's Mansion is to suppress the General's Mansion. It can even be said that if the Emperor keeps Wei Ba, there is a possibility that Wei Ba will be pulled out of his General's Mansion.

"But the general doesn't have to worry too much." Seeing Li Yan's face change, Ma Su seemed very relaxed. "The emperor wants to support the Prime Minister's Mansion, which means that the Prime Minister's Mansion is too weak now, and the emperor does not want the Prime Minister's Mansion to be defeated. However, the Prime Minister is terminally ill. Even with the support of His Majesty, how long can he last? Why should the General be nervous?"

"What about Wei Ba?" Li Yan asked back: "Will Your Majesty support Wei Ba to replace the Prime Minister?"

Ma Su shook his head: "I think the surname may not be big."

“Why?”

"Your Majesty is willing, but Wei Ba will not. He will give up the interests of Jingzhou and Jiaozhou and return to Chengdu? Leaving Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, he will become a tree without roots and no longer have the ability to confront the general. Just like the Prime Minister left Guanzhong, his strength will be greatly reduced. If Your Majesty really wants to rely on him to check and balance the general, he will definitely not let him return to Chengdu."

Li Yan thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

"General, maybe Wei Ba will part ways with the general in the future, but he does not have this strength yet. Before the Prime Minister dies, you are still allies. Wei Ba proposed to reconsider the military achievements of Bingzhou. General, this is a good opportunity. How to take this opportunity to attack the power of the Prime Minister's Mansion, maintain his intelligence with Wei Ba, and take Guanzhong into your hands is the most urgent issue for the General at present."

Li Yan's eyes flashed and he pondered silently.

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.(To be continued.)
Chapter completed!