Luoyang.

Cao Rui was lying on the sickbed, his eyes closed, and the tears on his face had not been wiped away, and his expression was already filled with anger.

Two memorials that arrived one after another were placed on the table next to it. One was from Xiahou Ba and the other was from Sima Yi. Xiahou Ba reported on the battle in Pengcheng, wrote Zhang He's plan in its original form, and finally accused Sima Yi and his son.

Failed to follow up in time, and missed the opportunity. Sima Yi was much calmer. He did not say anything about Zhang He, but just apologized and said that he did not know Zhang He's plan. When he knew the news of the Battle of Pengcheng and led his army to support him

It was too late, so Zhang He died in battle and suffered heavy losses.

The two people are talking about the same thing, and there is no big difference in content, but the narrative angle is different.

But Cao Rui had already smelled an ominous smell from it.

Xiahou Ba is right, this is indeed Sima Yi's responsibility. If Sima Yi and his son follow up in time, there will be a great chance to kill Wei Ba this time and completely solve the problem. But Xiahou Ba forgot one thing, Zhang He did not plan.

He copied Sima Yi, so he could not blame Sima Yi for not being able to rescue him, but also for being abusing his power. If he really wanted to pursue it, Zhang He's fault was greater than his merits, and even brought his own fault.

Although Cao Rui knew that he could do nothing about this - Sima Yi could not take the initiative to cooperate with his actions. He reported it to Sima Yi, and Sima Yi would not agree, but would obstruct it; on the other hand, if he did not tell Sima Yi, Sima Yi would know-

—But this cannot deny the fact that he overturned his authority. When arguing in the court, Sima Yi would not be responsible, but Zhang He, who died bravely in battle, had a great responsibility.

From this point of view, Xiahou Ba's marching and fighting were quite well-organized, but Chaozheng was very idiotic. Otherwise, he would not have written such a memorial.

Sima Yi's voluntary apology was full of fearlessness.

Zhang He died in the war, and no one in the entire Wei State could compete with Sima Yi. Even if Sima Yi was guilty, the court would not easily accuse him. So he could apologize openly, even if you demoted him to the military position now,

After a while, you have to invite him back.

Because no one can replace him for a while.

Originally, Xiahou Ba could do it, but Xiahou Ba's memorial exposed his political shortsightedness, which was enough to prove that he was not qualified. Sima Yi failed to follow up in time as Zhang He hoped. He lost a great opportunity. Xiahou Ba was not able to do it either.

As Zhang He hoped, he became the mainstay of confronting Sima Yi after Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and Zhang He.

Cao Rui was very angry because of this.

He consulted several ministers in succession, not discussing the merits and demerits of Zhang He and Sima Yi, but discussing the situation after the Battle of Pengcheng. No matter what, the battle was over. Both sides suffered heavy losses. Wei State defeated Zhang He, a good general.

Shu Han also defeated Wei Yan. More importantly, Wei Ba suffered heavy losses and probably could no longer put pressure on Wei State in a short period of time. Wei State ushered in a rare opportunity to breathe. Should we take advantage of this opportunity to counterattack or stop when we see it.

Negotiation, to strive for a good condition?

The ministers could not understand Cao Rui's thoughts and did not believe that Cao Rui was really willing to submit to his sanctions like Sun Quan, so they had to say with a righteous attitude that they should take the opportunity to recover Pengcheng and counterattack Jianghuai. Cao Rui heard this and refused to comment, but he became more and more annoyed.

The more annoyed the ministers became, the more uneasy the ministers were, and the ideas they came up with were even more diverse and there were many different opinions.

The memorials were kept one after another. The ministers were panicked, and King Cao Yu of Lu was also very uneasy. In desperation, he had to find Huan Fan.

After hearing Cao Yu's words, Huan Fan sneered: "Counterattack Pengcheng? Who will attack? Is the general?"

When Cao Yu heard this, he immediately understood: "What does Your Majesty mean is to negotiate and surrender?"

"The talk is about the talk, but it does not necessarily mean to surrender." Huan Fan shook his head and said, "Your Majesty sent Xiahou Ba and Qin Lang to Suiyang, originally trying to promote peace and strive for a good deal for the negotiations.

Conditions. How good the conditions can be depends on how much the battle is. Although Zhang He is now dead, he has fulfilled His Majesty's wish: Wei's dominance is damaged and he can't fight again. Of course, he also hopes to negotiate.

.If you want to talk about accidents, you can only say that Zhang He is too ignorant of himself and is a general who is scrupulous. How can he take the risk with his own life? Now, he is dead in battle, who will deal with the general? Isn’t this a problem for His Majesty?

”

Cao Shuang felt a little uncomfortable. Huan Fan said this, wouldn’t they become waste? Without Zhang He, wouldn’t they be able to confront Sima Yi?

"Your Majesty's meaning is probably still to talk about it, so I'll delay it. But..." Huan Fan hesitated for a moment and said, "He may have other concerns."

"What worries?"

"He can't waste Sima Yi."

Cao Yu and Cao Shuang looked at each other, and they were both amused and laughed. Huan Fan's broken mouth was indeed ugly. But you have to admit that what he said may be Cao Rui's true thoughts. Logically speaking, Sima Yi has already been

At the age of fifty-six, Cao Rui is only in his early thirties, so he should have an advantage. But the facts are not. Cao Rui's health has always been poor, and now he is bedridden and has no children, while Sima Yi's health is

As strong as a cow, he has given birth to several sons one after another in recent years. After a few more years, Cao Rui is more likely to die in front of Sima Yi.

"What should I do?" Cao Yu asked Huan Fan for advice.

"Only extend the negotiations, negotiate slowly, and seize the time to establish an heir. With the successor king, he will be supplemented with wise ministers to cultivate the foundation, and things can be done."

Cao Yu and Cao Shuang exchanged glances and nodded in unison.

...

Li Yan laughed: "Wei Ziyu is indeed a lovely person. She is too smart and too smart."

Li Feng was puzzled: "Would you like to kill Wang Ping, or to transfer Huo Yi and Zhao Guang to Guangling?"

"Both are." Li Yan glanced at Li Feng and smiled: "Wang Ping, I gave him the kill. Now his strength is damaged and he has something to ask for, even if he knows that I want to use his knife to kill someone.

, He had to lend it to me. Since that's the case, he found a reason to kill him quickly. This is his intelligence. As for the transfer of Huo Yi and Zhao Guang to his command, it further illustrates his intelligence.

He knew that I wanted to seize Huo Yi's military power, so he took the initiative to ask Huo Yi to go. He knew that I didn't like Zhao Guang in Longshan, so he asked Zhao Guang to go. Once Zhao Guang went, he could rebuild the cavalry and restore it as soon as possible.

.I gave Longshan to me again, how could I be unhappy?"

Li Feng also laughed and bowed deeply: "Congratulations to General."

Li Yan laughed. He pondered for a moment, shook his head with regret: "It's a pity, if it weren't for dealing with the Prime Minister, this would be a good opportunity to deal with Wei Ba. This time he was asked to escape, how could he have come next time

There is only one person like Zhang He after all, and there will probably be no other one in Wei State."

"So what? Wei Ba has no war horse ranch and will rely on his father after all. It will take him a few years if his father doesn't give him a war horse. Even if he has a million elite cavalry, he will slowly become weak and vulnerable."

Li Yan smiled proudly and nodded repeatedly: "No matter what, before the Prime Minister dies, I still have to borrow his power. I can't watch him be controlled by the Prime Minister. Just I help him prolong his life, he has to give it to me. Some benefits. The price of this horse armor is too high, so I have to talk to him."

Li Feng couldn't help laughing. The father and son looked at each other and were in a good mood.

...

Chengdu, Prime Minister's Mansion.

Yang Yi stood in front of Zhuge Liang, his white skin was swollen and red. He looked at Zhuge Liang and said impatiently: "Prime Minister, Wei Ba's crimes are unforgivable. If he doesn't take this opportunity to deal with him, wouldn't he be To boost his arrogance?”

Zhuge Liang stroked his hand and frowned slightly: "Mr. Wei, I am a little tired. I will discuss this later, so let me think about it."

Yang Yi had no choice but to bow and ask for a break. After he left, Zhuge Liang sighed lightly and said to Jiang Wan who was still sitting aside: "Gong Yan, Gong Wei is not young anymore, why are he still so impatient? Fei Wenwei is now Be busy with the preparations for negotiations and have no time to take care of him. If you have time, please persuade him more."

Jiang Wan nodded and got up.

Only Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Ke’s uncle and nephew were left in the room. Zhuge Ke sorted out the hem of his clothes and raised a smile on the corner of his mouth: “Uncle, are you worried that Wei Ba is anxious to jump over the wall?”

"Wei Yan died in battle, and Wei Ba suffered heavy losses and was confused for a while. It was also true that he killed Wang Ping was a bit inappropriate, but can Wang Ping be resurrected by dealing with Wei Ba? Although Wei Ba was naughty and had a lot of ambitions, But because of this, it is unlikely that he will be anxious to jump over the wall. But if he suffers any more frustration, he will be uneasy and act inappropriately, I am worried that the Southeast will be unstable."

Zhuge Ke's smile became stronger and stronger: "What uncle meant is to appease Wei Ba?"

Zhuge Liang glanced at Zhuge Ke and asked back, "What about you?"

Zhuge Ke smiled inexplicably: "According to my opinion, even if Wei Ba is not punished and let him go home for three years, it is always OK."

"Who will be responsible for the Eastern Front battlefield?"

"Is there no one else who can be responsible for the Eastern Front battlefield except Wei Ba?"

"Yes." Zhuge Liang said without hesitation: "But I can't find someone who can suppress Lu Xun."

The smile on Zhuge Ke's face suddenly became dark and he didn't say anything for a long time. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Zhuge Liang silently: "Uncle, if you say so, how can you deal with Wei Ba?"

"Disposing Wei Ba is not a trivial matter, it will move the whole body with one blow." Zhuge Liang said lightly, with a trace of unconcealed fatigue between his eyebrows: "Yuan Xun, I arranged Jiang Wei in Liangzhou to allow him to accumulate strength , Wait until Li Yan makes a mistake. I originally planned to find an opportunity to arrange you to Jiangdong. When Wei Ba makes a mistake, such as in the current situation, you will take over Wei Ba. But now this opportunity comes too suddenly Now, we are not prepared at all. Now send you over, can you control the situation?"

Zhuge Ke was speechless. He understood what Zhuge Liang meant. This opportunity was good, but this time was not ripe.

Zhuge Liang sighed softly: "I think Lu Xun probably can't count on him anymore. He must separate him from Wei Ba. Yuan Xun, I plan to let you go to Jiangling to be responsible for this negotiation with Wei State."

Zhuge Ke looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise. Didn’t Wei Ba and Fei Yi take charge of the negotiation? Why did he suddenly ask him to go to Jiangling? He glanced at Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Liang smiled: "Wei Ba wants Ding You, but it is not suitable to be responsible for this matter.

You should go on behalf of the Prime Minister’s Mansion. After all, this matter should have been arranged by the Prime Minister’s Mansion.”

Zhuge Ke suddenly realized.

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Chapter completed!