In the winter of the 12th year of Jianxing, General Wei Yan, Zhendong, died in battle. General Wei Ba, General Wei Feng, the devilish general, escorted the body back to Jingzhou. The emperor issued an edict, giving General Qiqi General seal and ribbon, and posthumously named Zhong, considering that his eldest son Wei was

Feng and his second son Wei Ba were both named marquis for their military merits, so they were given the title of marquis by their third son Wei Wu.

The Wei family is from Yiyang. Yiyang has now been included in the territory of the Han Dynasty, so naturally there is no need to go through any trouble. Wei Ba directly transported Wei Yan's body back to Yiyang, and then lived in Yiyang to prepare for the funeral.

Wei Yan himself has a bad reputation, but he is an old minister who follows the former emperor after all. What's more important is that his son Wei Ba is now a famous general of the chariot and cavalry, and an important general in the Shu Han court, so there are many people coming to mourn. Wei Bahe

After discussing the discussion, Mrs. Zhang, the mistress who came from Chengdu, decided to stop the soul for three months and handle it in a big way to show her grief.

The Han people value filial piety, and funerals were complicated enough. Wei Ba was willing to do a big deal, so he couldn't stop it.

Yiyang, which became the Wei family for a while, was filled with people related to the Wei family's funeral.

Wei Feng is the eldest son, and Wei Wushe is the title of the title, so he naturally becomes the main representative of the funeral. When we welcome and send off, they all have to show up. But the busiest one is not them, but Wei Ba. Wei Ba has to cooperate with the funeral.

In addition, there are more difficult tasks.

Inheriting Wei Yan's political legacy.

Although Wei Yan was a poor man in politics, with many enemies and few friends, he still had three kilograms of nails in the rotten ship. Wei Yan had been a major general for so many years and still had some connections. Now he is extremely mournful after his death, and the emperor issued an edict.

The posthumous title was given to you, and some people who were not very close to you, have become friends now, and they travel thousands of miles to mourn. This is an opportunity to build a wide range of connections, so of course you must seize it.

A long time ago, Wei Ba had a tacit understanding with his mistress Mrs. Zhang. Although Mrs. Zhang regretted that her son Wei Feng was overwhelmed by her concubine Wei Ba, she also knew that Wei Feng was not a material for playing politics and wanted to be with Wei.

Domineering the wind will only cause internal strife and be exploited by outsiders. Instead of doing so, it is better to take the initiative to let the virtuous and Wei Ba preside over the Wei family. I believe that with Wei Ba's personality, he will naturally not treat Wei Feng unfairly.

Only after this tacit understanding did she let Mrs. Xi return from Chengdu to Xiangyang. The subsequent situation proved that her decision was very wise. Now that Wei Yan died in battle, the position of the head of the Wei family was empty, Mrs. Zhang took the initiative.

It is proposed that Wei Ba be the new head of the Wei family.

The head of the family is not so easy to be, and he bears the heavy responsibility of the entire family. Outsiders only see the majesty of the head of the family, but few people see the main responsibility of the family. The Wei family has dozens of people, and the divisions of three thousand families involve the above

Ten thousand people, together with new friends and old friends, close relatives and old friends, are so busy that they are not something that Wei Feng can do.

Even Wei Ba was exhausted by these things. Fortunately, Mrs. Zhang was still in control of the overall situation, and with the help of Xiahou Hui, a talented woman, beside her, the matter was finally handled properly and there were no mistakes.

On this day, Zhuge Ke came to Yiyang, worshipped Wei Yan, and was taken to Wei Ba's study.

The two of them were sitting together. Zhuge Ke looked at Wei Ba carefully and said sincerely: "General, you have lost weight."

Wei Ba looked at Zhuge Ke in surprise and said in silence for a moment: "My father passed away unfortunately, and his affairs are complicated. How can he not lose weight?"

Zhuge Ke sighed. He knew that Wei Ba didn't like him, so he said this in disguise, so he asked him to say something quickly and not to talk too much. Although they were enemies, they had always been very talked about, and now he has become the designated by Zhuge Liang.

The successor, who stood opposite Wei Ba, was not so close to him. However, Wei Ba's tone is so rude now, not because they are enemies, but because Wei Ba wants to show strength. In the case of serious damage to his strength, he even more

To show strength, he would dispel some of the ideas of the Prime Minister's Mansion, just as he had blatantly killed Wang Ping.

Zhuge Ke knew it well, but he didn't point it out. He said straight to the point: "I am on the order of the Prime Minister to be responsible for the negotiations with Fei Wenwei, and will soon go to Xuchang. Does the general have anything to explain?"

Wei Ba raised his hand and said lightly: "I am Ding You at home now and don't care about state affairs. Since the Prime Minister has arranged for you to come, I guess everything has been arranged, so you can do it as required by the Prime Minister."

Zhuge Ke insisted: "Although General Ding You is at home, you are still responsible for the battlefield on the Eastern Front. How can you let go?"

"I have already written the memorials clearly on the battlefield on the Eastern Front. Didn't the Prime Minister see it?"

Zhuge Ke grinned in embarrassment: "The Prime Minister is a little confused about the general's suggestion, and he wants to discuss it with the general."

"Oh?" Wei Ba raised his voice as if he was questioning, picked up the tea on the table, and listened to the following words.

When he sent the report on the Battle of Pengcheng, Wei Ba had already planned personnel arrangements for the Eastern Front battlefield. In the battle of Pengcheng, he was accidentally damaged and the original plan could not be implemented, so adjustments must be made. He put Lu Xun first.

He asked the court to transform Lu Xun from Wu to Han general, and from Yingchuan to Xuzhou and Pengcheng to be responsible for the overall affairs of the Eastern Front battlefield. He returned to Jingzhou to maintain filial piety.

This plan not only allowed him and Lu Xun to exchange positions, but also had other effects.

Zhuge Liang agreed to Lu Xun in the middle road, not only because Lu Xun has been stationed in this area, but mainly wanted to win over Lu Xun over and use Lu Xun to separate the connection between Wei Ba and Li Yan, so that they can defeat each other in the future. Unexpectedly, Lu Xun ignored Zhuge Liang's show of kindness.

, took the initiative to get close to Wei Ba, and Zhuge Liang's plans were all failed.

Now Wei Ba wants Lu Xun to take the Eastern Front battlefield instead of him, but in fact he gives up the benefits of Yangzhou to Lu Xun in exchange for his continued support. He returns to Jingzhou to take the middle road, so he can not only take the time to recuperate, but also be with Li Yankui

He was closer to facilitate supplying war horses from Guanzhong. In the future, his strength was restored and he would go to the Northern Expedition again. He would be the commander of the middle army, and Li Yan and Lu Xun became his right-hand man.

How could Zhuge Liang tolerate this situation?

"General, if Sima Yi follows up in time in Pengcheng, what will happen to Sima Yi?"

"If Sima Yi followed up in time, I can't sit here and talk to you now."

"Sima Yi missed the opportunity, so that Zhang He died in battle in vain, Pengcheng was lost, and Cao Wei's left wing was empty, why was he not punished?"

Wei Ba glanced at Zhuge Ke and smiled slightly: "Is the Prime Minister afraid that Lu Xun will become the second Sima Yi?"

"The general sees it clearly."

"What if the Prime Minister wants?"

"Please choose someone else to be responsible for the Eastern Front battlefield. Lu Xun is still on the middle line, clamping on both sides, so that he will not have the chance to get bigger."

"who?"

"Ma Zhong."

"Ma Zhong." Wei Ba took a sip of tea and pondered without saying a word.

Ma Zhong was Zhuge Liang's best friend. Before Zhuge Liang came to power, his official position was Changchang Chang. In May of the first year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang opened his palace and summoned him to serve as his subordinate. In the first month of the third year of Jianxing, Zhuge Liang prepared for the southern expedition, so he was first

He was appointed as the prefect of the Guanzhan, and he has been in charge of Nanzhong since then. Of course, he has the ability to be the prefect in a wild place like Guanzhan for so many years, but he has never made any major mistakes, which is enough to prove his method. But he can not do it for two years.

The promotion to 2,000 stones within the time he arrived was the result of Zhuge Liang's first promotion.

Ma Zhong is also the representative of Langzhong people in Baxi County. He and Hu Zhong, who once worked as an undercover agent next to Li Yan, were also relatives of the same county as Wang Ping, who had just been killed by Wei Ba. The Langzhong people in Baxi County were once prominent in the Liu Bei era.

For a time, Huang Quan was the representative of it. In the battle of Yiling, the Langzhong people suffered too much loss and could not recover. Now, Zhuge Liang and they found common interests and wanted to use the power of the Langzhong people to break the deadlock.

"Ma Zhong probably doesn't have the experience of commanding tens of thousands of troops. Is it appropriate to take office suddenly?"

"The general was very worried. However, when Zhang He died in battle, Cao Wei was unable to attack now. It was when Ma Zhong was familiar with the situation. If he was paired with good plans and good men, there should be no major problems."

"I wonder what kind of good planner is?" Wei Ba looked at Zhuge Ke with a slight smile: "Brother Yuan Xun is itchy again?"

Zhuge Ke smiled slightly: "How can I have this ability? I will go to negotiate first this time. If I make a small contribution, I will prepare to go to the general of Zhenbei to practice for a few years."

The General of Zhenbei was the military position that Wei Ba asked for Lu Xun. Zhuge Liang arranged for Zhuge Ke to go to Lu Xun's tent to obey orders. No matter how he heard it, he felt that there was something wrong. Moreover, Ma Zhong replaced the eastern front, and the middle road was still handed over to Lu Xun. In the future, he slowly went on.

Zhuge Ke is under the guise, what is Wei Ba doing? He is worried at home?

Wei Ba found it funny, but he did not refute it, but nodded: "The Prime Minister's suggestion cannot be said to be unreasonable. However, the truth of a person is not comprehensive enough, so I can't help but ask the general to discuss it. As for me,

I won't participate. Look, I'm really busy. After finishing my father's funeral, I just want to have a good rest."

"General's Day, mourn and follow the changes." Zhuge Ke bowed politely and retreated.

After Zhuge Ke left the study, Wei Ba thought for a while and couldn't help but sneer. He asked someone to invite Ma Bing. Ma Bing is Ma Liang's son and Ma Su's nephew. This time he came to mourn Ma Su on behalf of Ma Su. His sister

It is Zhuge Qiao's widow Ma.

"Have you ever met the Prime Minister before you came? How is his health?"

Ma Bing understood as soon as he heard this: "Although the Prime Minister practices Yunshou and takes ginseng soup every day, he is too busy with official duties and has been in poor health. After autumn, he has become more troubles of coughing up blood. Mrs. Huang seeks medical treatment everywhere and asks for medicine.

, they all went to the hospital in a hurry to seek medical treatment."

"So that's it." Wei Ba nodded, looked at Ma Bing, and changed the subject: "After your father passed away, you seem to have been a cavalry captain?"

"Yes."

"Are you used to it? Do you want to move into a position?" Wei Ba smiled and said, "It's too dangerous to lead troops to fight. Are you afraid?"

Ma Bing laughed: "I am not a general like my uncle, so I don't have the ability to lead troops. I just don't have a better place to go for the time being, so I have to take the salary of the cavalry captain."

"How about how many years will you be the prefect of the country?"

The cavalry commander is two thousand stones, and he is a free position. He is the prefect of the throne of the throne. He has real power. The two seem to have the same level, but they are actually incomparable. After hearing this, Ma Bing was overjoyed and admired him.

Thank you for your support."

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