The Pan family's old house was lively for a night, and as one of Zuihou's guests left, the gate closed, and peace finally returned to the house.

Zhao Qu was dressed in civilian clothes, crossed his arms, sat by the fire, and shook his body gently. The winter coat on his body is a new cotton coat from Jiaozhou, although it looks a little bloated, but the warmth performance is incomparable to the wool clothes, sitting around the fire, he is still a little too hot, and the placket is open a slit. Hands stretched out from within, fingers twisting their beards, muttering.

Wei Ba, also dressed in civilian clothes, sat diagonally opposite Zhao Yun, and used tongs to pluck the bamboo charcoal in the fire pit. Refined bamboo charcoal has no smoke and a faint fragrance. A copper kettle is hanging from the fire, and on the small table next to it, there is a bamboo plate with a clay pot and two clay cups on it. There is also a clay pot on the side, which contains tea leaves from Shuzhong.

The water was boiling, steaming hot, Wei Ba wrapped his hands in a cloth, lifted the copper kettle, and rinsed the cup first, and then put the tea flavor and poured hot water. His hand was steady, and the water poured directly into the teapot, not a single drop spilled.

"Your kung fu has improved again." Zhao Yun said suddenly.

"It's all practiced by fishing in Da Xian Mountain." Wei Ba smiled: "Master, when are you going to go fishing by the river together?" The fish that has just been caught is processed and boiled in the pot, which is called a fresh. ”

Zhao Yun looked at Wei Ba, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, he reached out to pick up a cup of tea, leaned it to his nose, took a breath, closed his eyes, and enjoyed the fragrance of tea. After a long while, he opened his eyes, took a sip of tea, looked at the green tea soup, and said lightly: "Ziyu." It's a bit risky for you to do this. ”

Wei Ba nodded lightly, but didn't say anything. He told Zhao Yun what he had done from beginning to end. He is now a guilty body, and he can't stay in Linyuan - of course he is not going to Chengdu to wait for death - he is going to Jiaozhou, where a trustworthy person is needed. Zhao Tong has not come back yet, Zhao Yun is the most suitable person, of course he has to give him the bottom first.

"You can succeed this time because the prime minister proceeds from the overall situation and can only tolerate your presumptuousness temporarily. However, he occupied the right side of Guanzhong Long. Sooner or later, the big picture will be mastered. When that happens, if you do it again, he won't tolerate you anymore. ”

"This kind of thing is the same as the tactics of attacking Wancheng, of course, it works best when you use it for the first time." Wei Ba picked up the teacup. Raised eyebrows: "Again haode plan." You can't use it again and again. Master, do you say that's the truth? ”

"And what else do you have to do in the future?"

"There are no rules for adapting to the times." Wei Ba took a sip of tea and smacked his lips. He added: "However, the situation has come to this point, I don't think I need to do anything more, the rest just has to wait." ”

"Waiting for what?"

"The water comes naturally, sit on the mountain and watch the waves."

"Are you sure you can sit still?"

Wei Ba laughed: "I can sit in Xijiachi for ten days, I can't wait, who else can wait?" ”

Zhao Yun was stunned, and then nodded self-deprecatingly: "Yes, if you can't wait, no one in the world can wait." ”

"Then I will entrust this place to Master, and I will set off for the south tomorrow." Wei Ba thought for a while, and said: "I estimate that it won't take too long, in another half a month, at most a month, senior brother will be able to come back, and then you can hand over the affairs to him, and you can do whatever you want." ”

Zhao Yun didn't say anything, and bowed slightly. He knew that between their father and son, Wei Ba trusted the Zhao Tong brothers more, and there was some estrangement between him after all. For him, it is indeed impossible for him to trust Wei Ba like Zhao Tong and Zhao Guang and follow him to make evil.

He sighed secretly, although Wei Ba's scheming is not leaky, but at his age, it is rare in the world to be able to do this.

……

The next day, Wei Ba left Linyuan with the guard battalion and headed south. Along the way, there were constantly soldiers from the pro-guard battalion who left the team to return to their hometowns to visit relatives. The military system of Shu Han is to take turns once every five months, one month at a time, last year in order to prepare for the battle of Nanyang, there has been no rotation, and now it is starting to take turns off, a total of two months. In order to allow the soldiers to go home with rewards to make up for the New Year, Wei Ba broke the routine and put almost all the people home, and when he came to Linyuan, there were only more than 500 soldiers left around him.

Jiang Wan had this feeling when he received Wei Ba by the Xiangshui River, and looking at the honor guard that was seriously incompatible with the identity of General Zhennan, Jiang Wan's heart chuckled.

He had already received news from Fei Yi and knew that Wei Ba had written a plea form to the Son of Heaven and impeached himself. Jiang Wan had always thought that Wei Ba was just advancing and retreating, making a show, and seeing this scene, he suddenly felt that Wei Ba seemed to be more than just going through the motions.

Jiang Wan smiled bitterly to himself, he hoped that Wei Ba could really withdraw from the court, but he also knew that it was impossible at all. The current situation simply does not allow Wei Ba to withdraw. Wei Ba's withdrawal from the court will only allow Li Yan to reap more benefits, which will be even more unfavorable to Zhuge Liang.

"General, congratulations on your victory." Jiang Wan, Yang Xi and others stepped forward to salute.

Wei Ba saw the salute one by one, said a few words, and entered Xiangguan with everyone. It was another reception, another lively and restrained celebration, which did not gradually dissipate until midnight.

Jiang Wan stayed in Zuihou, and Wei Ba sent someone to invite him to the study.

"Mr. Gongyan, do you have any good words to teach me?"

Jiang Wan shook his head, took out a resignation letter from his arms, and handed it to Wei Ba with both hands. Wei Ba took it and glanced at it, surprised. "What's the matter, Mr. Gongyan is not happy in his hometown, or am I doing something wrong? Though you say, you can't go. I'm in trouble right now, and I'm going to need an elder like Mr. Gongyan to keep the situation going. ”

Jiang Wancai didn't believe these empty words, from the day he came to Lingling, Wei Ba wanted to drive him away. Wei Ba persuaded a few words, Jiang Wan still insisted on leaving, Wei Ba pondered for a moment: "Then have you asked the prime minister?" ”

"I have written to the prime minister, I believe that the prime minister will understand my mind and will not misunderstand the general."

Wei Ba smiled: "I'm not afraid that the prime minister will misunderstand me, I'm afraid that the prime minister will misunderstand you." There are many misunderstandings about me, so there won't be more of this. ”

Jiang Wan was speechless, and Wei Ba's words made him unable to answer. Whether Zhuge Liang's vigilance against Wei Ba was a misunderstanding or foresight, the benevolent see the benevolent, and the wise see the wise, who can say clearly. He doesn't have the heart to entangle with Wei Ba now, Zhuge Liang is still in Longyou, but Li Yan is already on his way back to Chengdu, he must rush back in time to preside over the affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion, otherwise Zhang Yi alone will not be able to deal with Li Yan who returned from a big victory.

In the past, Wei Ba wanted to drive him away, but he resolutely refused to go, but now Wei Ba just left him, and he can't stay here anymore. Time has changed, and it is really a trick to make people. But then again, isn't this the result of Wei Ba's plan? He returned to Chengdu from Lingling, but in fact, Zhuge Liang lost the confrontation with Wei Ba and had to take the initiative to retreat.

As soon as he thought of this, Jiang Wan felt a little uneasy in his heart. No matter how much Wei Ba tossed in the past, the initiative was still in Zhuge Liang's hands, and Zhuge Liang could take away his rights at any time. Now the situation is different, Li Yan went out of the Northern Expedition, took Xiangyang in one battle, and then fought to take Wancheng, his merits far exceeded Zhuge Liang, the situation in the court has been reversed, Zhuge Liang has fallen under the attack of Wei Ba and Li Yan, and he has no way to control Wei Ba anymore. Otherwise, he would not give up that great opportunity to put Wei Ba to death.

When Jiang Wan walked out of Xiangguan, there was an indescribable desolation in his heart, not only for himself, but also for Prime Minister Zhuge .

……

In Ji County, Zhuge Liang sat under the lamp, his eyes were deep-set, his cheekbones were prominent, and his face seemed to be covered with a layer of fog and gray.

He had Jiang Wan's letter in his hand. Jiang Wan's handwriting is still so gentle, just like his person, but the news inside is not gentle at all, on the contrary, it is a little eager.

After Wei Ba returned to Linyuan, he went straight to Lingling, and it is said that he would also go to Jiaozhou. The saying on the scene is that before Bixia surrenders, he will go through the jurisdiction, clean up the government affairs, and prepare for the successor, but everyone knows that he is far away from the storm in Chengdu, and at the same time supports the army and respects himself, waiting for the changes.

Wei Ba's intentions, Zhuge Liang was clear, and he also knew that Wei Ba wanted him to be clear, otherwise Wei Ba would not have asked Fei Yi to help him write a self-impeachment form.

However, this does not mean that Zhuge Liang is not angry.

Wei Ba pushed Li Yan to the front, but he hid in Jiaozhou, and the sinister intentions were clearly revealed.

But Zhuge Liang knew better that now was not the time to deal with Wei Ba, and he had a more dangerous enemy to deal with: that is, Li Yan, who had returned to the dynasty victoriously. Li Yan was already a hussar general, and this time he made a great contribution to taking Nanyang, advancing the great cause of the Northern Expedition by a big step.

But the question is, what should Li Yan be an official? Above the hussar general is the great general. According to the old practice of the Han Dynasty, the general was appointed by a relative, of course, it was not without exception, Yuan Shao was not a relative, but he was a general. Will Li Yan become the second Yuan Shao? Or, will he send a daughter into the palace?

No matter what the reason, Li Yan became a general, and it was an immeasurable threat to him. From now on, the Prime Minister's Mansion is no longer a standout, and the power is monopolized, and it must stand side by side with the General's Mansion, and may even have to let the General's Mansion be divided into three points. When he was not in Chengdu, Zhang Yi's governor Shi could not be Li Yan's opponent at all.

This is the reason why Jiang Wan took the initiative to rush back to Chengdu.

However, what Zhuge Liang was worried about was that even if Jiang Wan went back, he might not be able to help. In addition to himself, there are only two people who can deal with Li Yan, one is Ma Yan and the other is Wei Ba, but unfortunately Ma Yan and Wei Ba will not help him now, and he himself is trapped in Longyou and can't get out.

Zhuge Liang pondered and thought hard, but there was no way to crack it. At this time, there was a rush of footsteps outside the tent, and Jiang Wei's voice sounded outside: "Prime Minister, I'm back." ”

Zhuge Liang was taken aback, and then rejoiced: "Is it Boyo?" Come on in! ”

(To be continued......)