Wang Can sent two armies to leave Jicheng, and all the generals under his command were sent out.

However, Guo Jia and Fa Zheng stayed.

When Wang Can was idle, he suddenly thought of Ma Chao and Ma Xiu.

After these two people returned to Han Sui, they once led soldiers to attack Wang Can, but as the Ma brothers killed Han Sui, they disappeared without a trace, and there was no trace anymore, which is really strange.

The grievances between Wang Can and Ma Chao can be traced back to Wang Can's imprisonment of Ma Chao.

Up to now, it has been a never-ending situation.

Wang Can will not have a merciful heart, nor will he follow Cao Cao's example of leaving Guan Yu's life in order to subdue Guan Yu, and he has the intention of killing Ma Chao.

The generals under Wang Can killed Ma Teng, Ma Tie and Ma Dai, and the relationship with Ma Chao was endless.

Wang Can pondered about Ma Chao's disappearance out of thin air, and felt that Ma Chao might stay in Xiliang, or leave Xiliang. Therefore, Wang Can instructed the soldiers to set up a checkpoint in Xiliang and post a notice to arrest Ma Chao, and at the same time sent a letter to Huang Zhong and Gao Shun, who were sitting in Chang'an, asking the two to send troops to set up checkpoints to stop Ma Chao and Ma Xiu, and strive to arrest Ma Chao.

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Liangzhou, Weiwu County.

After the soldiers sent by Wang Can arrived in Weiwu, they met with Wei Duan.

In the hall of the county government, Wei Duan wore a virtuous crown on his head, a black robe, and sat on the main seat.

Wei Duan's age is about forty years, his face is handsome, his eyes are clear and translucent, and there is a faint smile on his ruddy cheeks, as if giving people a feeling like a spring breeze.

I have to say that most of the children cultivated by the family are talents.

Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were born in the Yuan family, and they all look like talents; Xun You and Xun Yu were born in Yingchuan Xun's family, and they are also handsome and handsome, and they are handsome guys in the world; Zhuge Liang's Zhuge family is also a Langya family, and he looks like a talent; The Zhou family, where Zhou Yu was born, also has a great background, and is a famous family, known as Mei Zhou Lang, which shows that his appearance is beautiful.

Based on this alone, we can also see the gap between the family and the Hanmen, which is also a characteristic of this era.

After the soldier met Wei Duan, he directly explained his intention.

When Wei Duan heard this, his mind was confused.

Although Wei Duan was flustered in his heart, he didn't show any expression on his face, and said in a flat tone: "The little general will go to the side hall to rest for a while, and then reply after I think about it carefully." ”

The messenger was obviously a soldier, but Wei Duan called the little general.

Such a title made the soldiers feel good.

However, the soldier still remembered Fa Zheng's instructions and replied loudly: "Lord Wei, the King of Shu has given the villain clear instructions, and he will only give you half a day to think about it. If the time exceeds half a day, the villain will immediately return to Jicheng, thinking that you are unwilling to pay homage to the king of Shu. Time is a little short, please consider it slowly. ”

After saying that, the soldier left with the chamberlain.

Wei Duan sat on the main seat, his expression uncertain. After a long time, Wei Duan breathed a long sigh of relief and ordered loudly: "Come here, invite the eldest prince and the second prince to come to the hall to discuss matters." ”

The attendants standing outside the hall heard Wei Duan's order and immediately went to convey Wei Duan's order.

The eldest prince is Wei Duan's eldest son, Wei Kang.

The second son is Wei Duan's second son, Wei Dan.

Wei Kang is talented, humble and polite, and very capable, and has begun to assist Wei Duan in dealing with the affairs of Liangzhou, and has a high prestige in Weiwu. Wei Dan is also very shrewd, but Wei Dan is more similar to Wei Duan, likes to study knowledge, has a strong interest in literature, but does not care about political affairs.

It is precisely because of this that the Merriam-Webster brothers have a very harmonious relationship.

As long as there is no right involved, a brother is still a brother, but with a mixture of rights, it will change.

It didn't take long for Wei Kang and Wei Dan to hurry to the hall. After the two sat down, Wei Kang spoke: "Father, you have brought me and my second brother, is there anything wrong?" ”

Wei Duan's expression was solemn, and he said, "Wang Can sent soldiers to inform his father and let him go to Jicheng to pay respects." ”

When Wei Dan heard this, his sword eyebrows rose, and he hurriedly asked, "Father, is it the King of Shu?" ”

Wei Duan nodded, but did not speak.

Seeing Wei Duan's affirmative nod, Wei Dan suddenly jumped up from his seat, with a look of joy on his face. After a while, Wei Dan found that Wei Kang and Wei Duan were staring at him, and Wei Duan had a gloomy face and an unhappy expression. Wei Dan smiled, with an embarrassed expression on his face, and hurriedly sat down.

Wei Duan shouted: "Birthday, what do you mean by being so excited? ”

Wei Dan didn't have any scruples, and said excitedly: "My son heard that the King of Shu was building a college in Chengdu, with Cai Yong, Pang Degong and Sima Hui teaching, and the great Confucian Ren An is also in Chengdu. The king of Shu asked his father to go to pay respects, obviously wanting his father to return to the king of Shu. As long as the father agrees, the son can go to Chengdu to study, and then worship Cai Yong as a teacher, or worship Pang Degong and Sima Hui as teachers, oops, this is really a great opportunity! ”

The more Wei Dan spoke, the more energetic he became, and he couldn't help rubbing his hands.

After Wei Dan heard this, his face became more and more gloomy.

Although he is also a little moved, Liangzhou is the foundation of the Wei family, how can he give it to others. Wei Kang saw Wei Dan's excited expression and shook his head helplessly. This second brother of his has been studious since he was a child, and he is a nerd, dedicated to studying, and now he has a great opportunity to go to Chengdu, and he doesn't know what his surname is?

Wei Kang raised his head, looked at Wei Duan, and asked, "Daddy, where is the envoy sent by the King of Shu?" ”

Wei Duan replied: "Father let him rest in the side hall, the soldier has already made it clear, only give half a day to think about it, and then prepare to return to Jicheng." ”

Wei Dan interjected: "Daddy, what else is there to consider, just go straight to obedience." ”

"Shut up!"

Wei Duan shouted and glared at Wei Dan viciously.

Wei Dan lowered his head and muttered to himself: "Don't you yourself often praise Chengdu for its great Confucian gathering and being a holy place for researching knowledge?" Now they come to scold others. ”

looks like a wronged little lady.

Wei Duan sighed and stroked his forehead with his hand, with a helpless expression on his face. If it weren't for the fact that his second son really looked like him, Wei Duan would have dragged him out and slaughtered him.

family business and learning, this guy actually abandoned the family business directly.

Wei Kang said: "Daddy, I'm afraid you have to go, and you can't go if you don't go." ”

Wei Duan immediately asked, "Why?" ”

Wei Kang replied: "My son has received the news that the King of Shu has sent two armies and is sweeping Xiliang. It is estimated that it will not take long for the two armies to arrive at the mighty army and come to the city. Han Sui and Ma Teng are still defeated by the King of Shu, and our troops are weaker, and it is even more impossible to resist the army. ”

Wei Duan's brows furrowed, and he said, "Do you really have to go?" ”

Wei Kang nodded, "I have to go!" ”

Wei Duan sighed, a look of regret on his face.

Wei Dan heard the conversation between his brother and his father, but his heart was overjoyed. He is also an extremely intelligent person, he can guess the purpose of Wang Can asking Wei Duan to go to Jicheng, and he can also guess that Wei Duan's trip to Jicheng is a Hongmen banquet, if he submits to Wang Can, everything is easy to say; If they do not convert, the consequences will certainly be unimaginable.

As long as he goes, he can only submit to Wang Can.

In this way, he can also go to Chengdu to study.

As soon as he thought of this, Wei Dan was excited.

Wei Kang glanced at Wei Dan, who was stealing fun, then looked at Wei Duan, and said, "Father, in fact, it is not a bad thing to submit to Wang Can. In this general trend of the world, it is impossible to be in a state of separation for a long time. Coupled with the fact that there is no owner in the world, it is a good time for the heroes to compete. The king of Shu occupied the rich land of Yizhou, and took the fertile fields of Guanzhong, and now he has pacified Xiliang, and there is already a hegemonic atmosphere. After we returned, we also created a brilliant road for Merriam-Webster. ”

Wei Dan shook his head and said: "Misfortune and blessing are relied on, blessing and misfortune are lurking, although it is a disaster, it is also a great blessing!" ”

The guy shook his head and looked very excited.

Wei Duan listened to the words of his second son, but he also nodded.

Wei Duan was not a hesitant person, after he made up his mind, he immediately found the soldiers who delivered the message, finalized the matter of going to pay homage to Wang Can, and prepared to get up and leave.

PS: The fifth watch is completed, and finally a small outbreak, begging for flowers, begging for flowers, and finally being able to rest.