Ma Jian walked into the General's Mansion quickly, walking briskly and looking pleasant.

Li Feng came out from inside, and smiled affectionately from afar: "Brother Young Chang, you are here, the general is waiting for you." Good plan, good plan, if it weren't for your word of reminder, the general would have almost fallen into the plan. ”

Although Ma Jian tried his best to keep himself restrained, he was still a little uncomfortable with Li Feng's title. Li Feng called him a brother, didn't it mean that he was a generation lower than Li Yan? He can accept Wei Ba calling him brother, but it doesn't mean that he can accept Li Feng calling him like this.

Can Li Feng be compared to Wei Ba? They are not people of the same realm at all, they are 108,000 miles away.

Ma Yanqiang smiled and followed Li Feng into the atrium. Li Yanzheng was sitting in the lobby, and next to him sat a group of people who were smuggling horses. These people kept their distance from Li Yan not long ago, but now seeing that Zhuge Liang Luoyang lost and Li Yan's victory was decided, they rushed to flatter Li Yan again.

"You're always here." Li Yan was in a good mood and greeted warmly: "Young Chang, come, come and sit here." You are a meritorious hero, and you deserve honor. ”

Everyone looked at each other and said beautiful words.

"The general is really discerning and talented, so that there can be a talent like Da Si Nong to help."

"Yes, yes, Ma's five constants, white eyebrows are the best, I think it's the best for young people now. The Ma family's revival of the family style is all on Da Si Nong. ”

"The general is wise and martial, and with the help of a talent like Da Si Nong, it is expected to restore the Han dynasty and pacify the Central Plains."

Ma Yan didn't answer their words either, and sat down beside Li Yan. Fake coughed twice. Li Yan saw it in his eyes, sighed lightly, and arched his hand: "Ladies and gentlemen, the prime minister has had a setback, which is the misfortune of the country. At this time of national crisis, we still have to put aside our personal prejudices and work together to serve the country. The battle of Luoyang was a failure, with more than 10,000 soldiers killed, and the soldiers' pensions and soldiers' replenishment of soldiers. Allocation of grain and grass. I want you to work hard, and I hope that you will put state affairs first and work hard. Ping would like to thank all of you. ”

"Alas, this is the responsibility of the prime minister. With the great general He Guan. ”

"If the general goes on the expedition. Where could such a thing be? Desperate for military force. It's a waste of money and labor. ”

"But it's not, the prime minister is talented in governing the country, and this march is fighting. It depends on the general. ”

“……”

Everyone said goodbye while putting the afterthought, and after a short time, only Li Yan and Ma Yan were left in the lobby. Li Yan smiled at this time and said with relief: "Youchang, this time thanks to you." If you hadn't reminded me, I almost fell for the prime minister's trick and became that stupid tiger. ”

Ma Tan smiled: "General, a tiger is a tiger after all, a fox is a fox after all, even if the fox can succeed for a while, how can it be possible to blind the tiger for a long time." General, the Battle of Luoyang has ended, and the Prime Minister's reputation has been discredited, even if General Zhenbei can make some gains in Bingzhou, I am afraid it will not help. How to clean up this mess depends on the general's means. ”

Li Yan stroked his beard and muttered for a moment: "What tricks does that young Chang have to teach me?" ”

Ma Tan smiled and said: "Tan is also stupid, where is there any clever plan, and he doesn't dare to show ugliness in front of the general." However, since the general inquired, he is not presumptuous, and he is willing to plan one or two for the general. ”

Li Yan smiled slightly, he invited Ma Jian to come just to hear Ma Yan's advice. Ma Tan saw through Zhuge Liang's strategy this time and prevented him from sending Meng Da to support, proving that he did know Zhuge Liang well enough, and it was perfect to use him to deal with Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang wanted to kill him at the beginning, but it was a decision that couldn't be more wrong. It can be seen from this that Wei Ba would rather give up his combat exploits than save Ma Yan's life, which is really a very far-sighted choice. Ma Tan's centrifugation has become Zhuge Liang's biggest flaw.

Thinking of this, Li Yan felt both relieved and a little worried. His political enemies are not only Zhuge Liang in Guanzhong, but also Wei Ba, who hid in Jiaozhou and made a fortune. Although Wei Ba's qualifications are not as good as Zhuge Liang's, his means and strength are not bad, and more importantly, he will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals, unlike Zhuge Liang's cautiousness.

How can such an opponent be taken lightly. From the moment he learned that Zhuge Liang had withdrawn from Luoyang, Li Yan turned his attention to Jiaozhou. I invited Ma Jian to discuss, on the one hand, I wanted to see what good suggestions Ma Jian had, and on the other hand, I also wanted to test Ma Tan's attitude. Ma Jian and Wei Ba's internal and external traffic could not be hidden from his eyes.

"General, the prime minister has no full plan to send troops this time. If he wants to succeed, he needs to borrow three liliang. Wu Guo, Jiaozhou, Nanyang. The general's wisdom is arbitrary, and it is rare for the prime minister to use his strength to fail. However, the general should not forget that the prime minister was able to attack Luoyang for more than half a month, and Jiaozhou's help played a lot of roles. Wei Ba stayed out of the matter, but he amassed a lot of money through this war. With this money, Wei Ba is stronger, and these are all for the general. Isn't the general going to use it? ”

"For me?" Li Yan pondered Ma Yan's intentions.

"Exactly. Although the prime minister was defeated, he did not hurt his vitality, if he recuperated in Guanzhong for several years, how could he be willing to be mediocre? At that time, it is inevitable to send out the letter valley again, collect the state in the north, and take Luoyang in the east. Is the general going to sit and wait and see in Chengdu? ”

Li Yan raised his eyebrows, thoughtful. As long as Zhuge Liang does not die, he will not give up attacking Jihua in Luoyang. This person is also a very smart person, this time the failure is just because he was too hasty, if he is given three or five years to accumulate liliang, he knows that the next time the army will not be a big victory.

In three or five years, Wei Ba's strength will be stronger, and he will definitely give Zhuge Liang more help, and maybe he will go into battle in person.

Instead of leaving these liliang to Zhuge Liang, weishenme didn't use it himself, and took advantage of Zhuge Liang's inability to send troops to make meritorious service first? Pulling Wei Ba to send troops together, on the one hand, you can get closer to Wei Ba and stimulate Zhuge Liang, and on the other hand, you can also use Wei Ba's strength to accumulate military exploits and consolidate your own foundation.

It's the best of both worlds.

Li Yan's heart was moved. However, he didn't agree to Ma Jian immediately, but said very officially: "It's a big matter, I want to think about it." Moreover, I once wrote to Bixia that I wanted to rest with the people for three or five years, and now I have to go out to conquer after only a year, isn't it a break in my promise to enrich myself. ”

Ma Tan smiled: "The general thinks about the people, so it is naturally haode." However, the general must also know that this time, that time, the opportunity must not be lost, and the time will not come again. ”

Li Yan smiled, and did not say anything about the horse. Ma Jian didn't urge him, and took the initiative to divert the topic. After talking about some political affairs, Ma Tan took his leave and left.

Back home, Ma Jian wrote a letter to Wei Ba.

……

"The prime minister is defeated?" Wei Ba looked at Fei Yi with a wrong expression, his eyes widened, as if he had heard something incredible. Fei Yi's heart warmed, and Wei Ba seemed to support the prime minister, hoping that the prime minister could win. However, Wei Ba's next sentence immediately scorched Fei Yi on the outside and on the inside.

"And what will he use to pay for my goods?"

Fei Yi was dumbfounded, opened his mouth, and said after a while: "You...... Is it to ask the prime minister for a debt? ”

"Of course." Wei Ba said confidently: "When I said haode, the prime minister used the loot to pay for the goods, so I lent it to him." Now that he has not been able to conquer Luoyang, I am afraid that the previous loot may not even be enough to pay the bereavement of the soldiers, what will I use to pay for the goods? This can be written in black and white haode, and the interest is also very considerable. I'm afraid he won't have enough money to pay the interest. ”

"Prime Minister, that's a march for the country, not a private matter?"

"Is there an edict from Bixia, or is there an order from a general?"

Fei Yi was really annoyed. "According to what you say, when you attacked Jiaozhou, there was no edict from Bixia, let alone an order from the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"yes, so I didn't ask them for a single money." Wei Ba said very calmly: "The funds I raised myself were all paid off later, and I don't owe anyone money." ”

Fei Yi was speechless. This is still like a big Han general in Zhennan, this is a businessman who must compare baht.

"Fei Jun, I beg you to reply to the prime minister as soon as possible, and ask him to repay the money as soon as possible. When I come to collect the debt, it will be ugly. Wei Ba smacked his lips and said regretfully: "If I knew this, it would be better to sell those fire bombs and grain to Lu Xun, the price is still high, and the money is also timely." ”

"You want to sell to Wei Guo more, right?" Fei Yi couldn't help but stab Wei Ba. "It's said that they give money more happily."

"That can't be." Wei Ba was righteous and stern, and his face was awe-inspiring. "Wei is an enemy, how can I sell it to them."

"As far as I know, the Wei army also has a lot of fire bombs, could it be that they made them themselves?"

"I once sold some to the Wei State." Wei Ba laughed: "However, that was before I learned that before the war began, after the news of the Prime Minister's troops arrived in Jiaozhou, I didn't sell a single fire bomb to Wei. Fei Jun, if you don't believe it, I can show you the account book. ”

Fei Yi was speechless again. He knew that Wei Ba had already prepared and plugged all possible gaps. Legally, he has no responsibility. Everyone knows what he did, but the problem is that when you can't produce strong evidence, you know that he has done evil things, and you can't do anything about him.

Unless you want to come hard. But if you are tough, you have to have an overwhelming advantage, otherwise it will be tantamount to stabbing a hornet's nest.

Why did Cheng agree to Wei Ba inexplicably at the beginning. This debt is not small, 500,000 stone rice is a trivial matter, that is, about a thousand gold, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is very easy to repay these rice. However, a million fire bombs were a large amount, and even if Wei Ba asked for a cheaper price, it would be a huge sum of thirty or forty thousand gold.

Where did the prime minister get so much money.

Fei Yi's head hurts a little.

Wei Ba didn't give up, and continued: "Please tell the prime minister, don't use the war horse to prevaricate with me." I don't need so many horses for the time being, so there's no need to be that wrongdoer. If I want cash, if I really want to pay my debt in Malaysia, the price must be fair, and you can't cheat me anymore, let me take advantage of it, and you can't let me suffer. ”

(To be continued......)