Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time...

He is a very smart person, how could he not know what his wife meant? After Wei Ba returned to Chengdu, his series of actions contained the intention that made him unable to live. Compared with this, the rest were all superficial.

So what if the palace is? So what if the Prime Minister’s Mansion is not right? No one can completely defeat him. Only by exhausting him to death can Wei Ba achieve real victory.

The series of attacks were all aimed at this. It is better to remove the firewood from the cauldron than to stop the boiling soup. The report submitted by Liao Li after he came back and the expedition plan submitted by Wei Ba after he came back were all taking advantage of his own habit of doing everything and using a lot of affairs to make

He could not rest, thus achieving his goal of defeating him.

Wei Ba knew him very well and grasped his weakness. Now, he was dying and Wei Ba was almost going to succeed.

But as the wife said, as long as the winner is not dead, the outcome will not be decided. Only when he dies, Wei Ba is the real victory. If he does not die, Wei Ba is not successful.

It is actually very simple to break this situation, but the word "let go". Let go of those complicated matters and rest with peace of mind. All Wei Ba's plans will be gone.

If it were the past, Zhuge Liang would definitely not accept this suggestion, but at this point, he himself knew that if he continued to work hard, Wei Ba would soon get his wish. At that time, no matter how great his ambition was, he would have to do it.

I regret it for life.

"Just Madam."

"Okay, you don't need to look at this plan anymore." Huang Yueying put away the Liaodong plan: "Since Wei Ba has made such careful preparations, it is impossible for you to find flaws in the plan. He bewitched His Majesty himself in charge of the rule,

Then start with this matter and let Your Majesty make the final decision. For yourself, take good care of your health. I will ask General Zhao Zilong to teach you how to maintain your health."

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but smile with a gratitude as he listened to Huang Yueying's series of arrangements. He held Huang Yueying's hand tightly and said with a smile: "Madam, I am not alone."

Huang Yueying helped Zhuge Liang tuck the horns of the quilt and turned around to make arrangements.

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Zhuge Liang wrote to the emperor and agreed to Wei Ba's expedition plan in principle, but he asked the emperor to make careful arrangements for the details of the plan. After all, the plan requires too many materials, which may affect the entire economy and people's livelihood of the Han Dynasty. In addition, he asked the emperor to

He accepted Wei Ba's suggestion, re-discussed the military achievements of Bingzhou and commended the military achievements of Jingzhou. All previous official positions will be removed and restored to their original state, and the new proposal results will be used as the standard for reward and punishment.

Finally, Zhuge Liang insisted on resigning from the position of prime minister on the grounds that the war in Bingzhou was too great and his health was not good. He also suggested that Liao Li or Ma Su be the prime minister or the deputy prime minister to exercise the duties of prime minister.

When the memorial was delivered to the palace, it also came with a private message to Zhao Yun. Zhuge Liang asked Zhao Yun to teach him how to keep his health, which was the Yunshou who had been very mysterious recently.

Zhuge Liang's every move quickly reached Li Yan's ears.

Li Yan couldn't sit still.

Zhuge Liang's actions were obviously beneficial to Wei Ba, but they were very unfavorable to him. He agreed with Wei Ba's expedition plan, which was to let Wei Ba strengthen his strength. It seemed that he was not biased to recommend Liao Li or Ma Su as prime minister, but

Li Yan felt clearly in his heart. Whether it was Liao Li or Ma Su, they were actually all the same party as Wei Ba. No matter who became prime minister or deputy prime minister, it was beneficial to Wei Ba.

As for asking Zhao Yun to teach him how to maintain health, it is even more of a cover. Who is Zhao Yun? Zhao Yun is Wei Ba's master and the last symbol of the Yuan Cong Department. Zhuge Liang is with Zhao Yun every day, just learning Yun's hands is as simple as learning Yun's hands?

It is probably the bridge between Zhuge Liang and Wei Ba.

Judging from these signs, no matter what Wei Ba thinks, at least Zhuge Liang has the intention to reconcile with Wei Ba.

This is something that Li Yan absolutely cannot tolerate.

But Li Yan could not directly object. Zhuge Liang showed goodwill to Wei Ba. If he had no suitable reason, he would have to make a fuss. Wouldn't it be pushed Wei Ba to Zhuge Liang? Zhuge Liang is enough for him to have a headache.

After joining Wei Ba, how can he live?

Li Yan thought about it and invited Ma Su first to find out the words. Among the many followers of Wei Ba, he was most familiar with Ma Su and was confident that he could grasp some of Ma Su's psychology.

Ma Su laughed after hearing this.

"General, your worries at this moment are the result that the Prime Minister wants to see most."

Li Yanqiang was calm and smiled without saying a word.

Ma Su analyzed it for him.

There is no possibility of easing between Wei Ba and Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang suppressed Wei Ba several times, first Guanzhong asked his father and son to block the Wei army, then Wei Ba entered Wuling, and recently, transferred Wei Yan out of Guanzhong, trying to swallow it up.

With all the strength of Wei Yan, with Wei Ba's surname, can he eliminate his grudges with a smile?

Even if Zhuge Liang has the sincerity to reconcile, what will he use to exchange for Wei Ba's Liang Jie? Don't forget that he has nothing now and even the Prime Minister's Mansion is forced to hand over. The ten thousand elite cavalry mastered by Wei Yan is not something he can do.

The one who returned it to Wei Yan was because it was not his at all. If the general entered Guanzhong, it would be a gift given to Wei Yan by the general. Wei Ba would only be grateful to the general, not Zhuge Liang.

Similarly, Wei Ba has also made Zhuge Liang unclear these times, accusing Bingzhou of his unfair military achievements in court, accusing the Prime Minister's Mansion of his incorrect origin, and forcing Zhuge Liang to move out of the palace. What is not just pointing to Zhuge Liang's weakness? It can be said that Zhuge Liang fell into the past.

At least half of the responsibility for this step today is Wei Ba. Even if Zhuge Liang is tolerant and generous, can he forgive Wei Ba, can Wei Ba believe him?

As for Zhao Yun, you don’t have to worry. During the first Northern Expedition, Zhao Yun sent troops to Guanzhong with the father and son of the Wei family. Zhao Yun’s two sons are inseparable from Wei Ba. Zhao Yun himself may be nostalgic for his old love.

He refused to break up with Zhuge Liang, but would Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang betray Wei Ba and turn to Zhuge Liang for this? This is simply impossible.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang did this more of a plan of disagreement. Of course, it is not ruled out that he is really afraid of being exhausted, so he temporarily retreats and takes care of his body.

After listening to Ma Su's analysis, Li Yan was skeptical. He changed his subject and mentioned the candidate for successor to the prime minister.

Ma Su said frankly that I do want to be the prime minister, but at this moment, Liao Li is better than me in all aspects, and his relationship with Wei Ba is much closer than that between me and Wei Ba. From all aspects

, I can't compete with him. Fortunately, I'm over ten years younger than him and I can afford to wait, so I won't participate this time so that the general won't be embarrassed.

When Ma Su said this, Li Yan was relieved. He did not express his opinion immediately, but said that he would do his best to help Ma Su fight for it.

Li Yan then thought of another solution. He told the emperor Liu Chan that Wei Ba's warship was parked in Jianjiang, and many people in Chengdu went to see it. Your Majesty, are you not interested in going to see it? Liu Chan had heard of this one.

Now that Li Yan has officially mentioned the matter, he was right in his mind and immediately issued an edict to leave the palace.

Wei Ba was very surprised to learn that the emperor was coming, but there was nothing to prepare. He just cleaned it up and made relevant preparations for the emperor to arrive. Without much trouble, Emperor Liu Chan took his entourage to board his warship

.

Seeing such a huge warship, Liu Chan opened his eyes and pulled Wei Ba to ask questions. He also asked the warship to go up the Jianjiang River for more than ten miles, and went to a sparsely populated place, and then asked the Thunderbolt chariot and giant crossbow to test the shooting.

, happy and dancing.

After watching the performance, Liu Chan was still unsatisfied and said to Wei Ba: "My dear, I was worried that your expedition would be difficult. I really believe it when I saw such a warship."

Wei Ba smiled and said, "Your Majesty, this warship is the first batch. It looks huge, but in fact it is not the best. I have ordered the craftsmen of Hepu Shipyard to improve it. The warships they will build in the future will be more powerful than this one.

powerful."

Liu Chan nodded repeatedly and said suspiciously: "Isn't such a warship enough to conquer Liaodong? Is it necessary to spend huge amounts of money to build a new warship? If the gain is not worth the loss, then some people will say that I have been exhausted and damaged."

Wei Ba bowed and bowed: "Your Majesty, those who say this must have never seen the world. Hu City in Hepu is far away, so it is not easy to go there. Hu City in Chengdu is near at the door, so it is not difficult to go and see it, right?

If they go to Hu City to inquire, they will know that the world is so great that it is not something that the Han Dynasty can tolerate. As far as I know, the Great Qin in the West is no less than the Han Dynasty. Those Hu merchants who trade goods on merchant ships can become rich

, If you use such a giant ship to trade, what a huge profit would it be?"

"Hu City?" Liu Chan blinked suspiciously: "Does Hu City in Chengdu have?"

Li Yan came over and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is well known to everyone that there are Hu City in Chengdu, why doesn't Your Majesty know? In this way, the Prime Minister does not set up a historian, and it is also for the sake of Your Majesty, otherwise Your Majesty will not know it.

This is inevitable that people's sentiment will be written into history.”

Liu Chan touched his nose awkwardly.

Wei Ba said: "Although the general is a joke, it makes sense. Since Your Majesty is the lord of the world, how can you not be familiar with the affairs of the world? Speaking of which, I have a responsibility and have not sent anyone to report the relevant matters to Your Majesty. Your Majesty

, would you like to listen to me and talk about the general trend of the world?"

"Okay." Liu Chan suddenly became excited and rubbed his hands and said, "Hurry up, let's go to Feilu, enjoy the scenery while listening to you."

Li Yan also smiled and said, "Since Your Majesty is so interested, why not hold a meeting on this giant ship and call the ministers to listen to the explanation of General Zhennan, so that they can also open their eyes? If you discuss it later, they will be less

A little ignorant obstruction.”

"Very good, very good." Liu Chan smiled happily and immediately sent someone to summon the ministers. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yan pulled Wei Ba aside and laughed in a low voice: "Ziyu, this is a good one.

The opportunity and whether the expedition plan can be realized depends on whether you can move those people."

Wei Ba hurriedly bowed: "Thank you for your fulfillment, General."

Li Yan waved his hand and said disapprovingly: "Ziyu, the Prime Minister and I are old. How many years can we jump around? Your Majesty is rich in spring and autumn, and you are just a young man. In the future, you will be the world of you young juniors.

All you can do is to help you as much as possible while you have a breath. The rest is up to you."

Wei Ba smiled and said, "General, you are in such good health, and it will definitely not be a problem to live for another thirty years. Your Majesty is still young. Although we are a little talented, the burden in the world is still too heavy. We cannot be without the general.

The wise man is here to lead the way. Prime Minister, hehe, he is indeed a wise man who is not born in the world. Unfortunately, I am not Jiang Wei, and I cannot get into his blue eyes."

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Chapter completed!