Chengdu Imperial Palace, Wenliang Palace.

Summer has passed, the weather in Chengdu is still a little hot, there are several pots of ice in the Wenliang Palace, and the fat man Liu Chan is still sweating. As for because of the hot weather, but because he was a little nervous about facing his father, only he knew.

Liu Chan pinched up his clothes, fanned the wind, and looked at Zhuge Liang pitifully, hoping that Zhuge Liang could understand his difficulties and get out of class early. His ass is already numb, and his stomach is hungry, so go back to the harem early, and the snacks prepared by the queen for him are looking forward to his arrival.

"Bixia, Lao Chen has often been dizzy and lacking energy recently." Zhuge Liang stroked his forehead with his hand and sighed softly: "Lao Chen dreamed of the first emperor several times and asked about Bixia's academic progress, Lao Chen is really ...... Alas, I can't say it. ”

Liu Chan's face immediately fell, and the boss in his heart was unhappy. Let's talk about the first emperor again, don't you bother you, father. Does my father entrust me with his dreams, but entrusts it to you every time? Don't you just want to use the first emperor to suppress me? My studies are not good, I should be ashamed of me, what are you ashamed of.

"Father, it's me who is stupid and makes my father embarrassed." Although Liu Chan was not happy, he had to admit his mistakes honestly, otherwise he didn't know how to be taught. Father Xiang is really old, more and more nagging, talking is becoming more and more boring, and it is just a few sentences over and over again, which is not fun at all.

"If only Wei Ba were here, he could understand the truths that his father said, and he could explain them to me in simple terms." Liu Chan thought to himself.

"Alas......" Zhuge Liang also sighed secretly, a little overwhelmed. These are the things he preached. Zhuge Ke understands it as soon as he hears it, and Sun Deng can roughly understand it after listening to it, why doesn't Liu Chan always understand? Looking at his impatient look, my heart may have flown away a long time ago.

He was thinking about how to educate Liu Chan to be more attentive, Shang Shu ordered Jiang Wan to walk in quickly, and he gave Zhuge Liang a look. Zhuge Liang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, he saw a strong uneasiness in Jiang Wan's eyes.

"Bixia, Infantry Captain Xi Zhong has returned. The horse armor required by the forbidden army can be provided by Wei Jiatiezuo, but it needs to be paid for first. Other. The new table and chair that Bixia needs. They offered twenty-three gold, which was out of our budget. ”

Liu Chan jumped up suddenly: "What, didn't Xi Zhong's new tables and chairs cost only ten gold?" Did Wei Ba want to trap me, did he treat me as a wronged leader? ”

Jiang Wan was taken aback. Even Zhuge Liang was a little surprised. Liu Chan's reaction was too strong. This skill...... It's too agile, isn't it?

Liu Chan also realized that he had lost his temper, and hurriedly knelt down again, and coughed in a fake way. waved his hand: "Don't worry about this matter, I will issue an edict ......" Halfway through speaking, he suddenly remembered that the prime minister was on his side, and quickly turned his head and said, "Father, how do you say this matter should be handled?" ”

Zhuge Liang couldn't cry or laugh. He didn't care about the horse armor needed by the forbidden army, but he was very concerned about the new set of tables and chairs. He thought for a while and said solemnly: "Bixia, strong and weak branches, this is the way of government handed down by the previous kings." Now that several armies are fighting abroad, Chengdu is empty, which is not a blessing for the country. The horse armor was purchased in order to strengthen the strength of the forbidden army and protect the safety of Bixia while the number of troops remained unchanged. It's a lot more important than tables and chairs. ”

"That's, that's." Liu Chan nodded again and again: "However, Ma Kai asks for a lot of money, and the tables and chairs ask for less money." They said that the prime minister owes ...... money."

"Bixia, the forbidden army is Bixia's forbidden army."

Liu Chan blinked his eyes and didn't dare to say more.

"Not only is the forbidden army of Bixia, but even the soldiers under the command of the generals Li Yan and Wei Yan are also Bixia's army, and which team to equip first should be determined by Bixia, but it cannot be decided by them. Is the money they use their own? ”

No matter how slow Liu Chan reacted, he could hear the meaning of this sentence. The forbidden army is the emperor's pro-army, and everything should be supplied first, Wei Ba has the money to equip their own cavalry, but they refuse to equip the forbidden army, which is the fall of the monarch's power, which is very dangerous. But what can he do, a person as strong as Xiangfu can't solve it, what can I do. All I can do is to ask Wei Ba for a set of new tables and chairs to play, and if the war is so complicated, it is better for Xiang's father to worry about it, anyway, he is dead, and his nephew Zhuge Ke has to worry about it.

Seeing Liu Chan's appearance that a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water, Zhuge Liang also felt a little frustrated. He also knew that Jiang Wan's report on this matter was just a pretense, and there must be other more important things. He said a few words, announced that today's lesson was over, and left the Wenliang Temple.

As soon as Zhuge Liang left, Liu Chan was liberated and ran towards the harem in a puff of smoke. In normal times, Zhuge Liang had to teach him a few lessons, but today he didn't have the time.

"What's the matter?"

"Fei Yi returned, Cao Rui sent a messenger, willing to negotiate."

With a "snap", the clogs on Zhuge Liang's feet stepped on the air all of a sudden, and Zhuge Ke next to him was quick and helped Zhuge Liang.

"Uncle, stay out of the way."

"Out of the way." Zhuge Liang limped to the side, leaned against the pillar, took off his clogs, and said with a wry smile: "I said that you can't wear this thing, it's cool and cool, but it's inconvenient." ”

Jiang Wan and Zhuge Ke didn't answer him. They all know that saying that the clogs are fake and that Wei Ba is true. Zhuge Liang regretted that he had compromised with Wei Ba and let him preside over the affairs of the southeast. Last year, Wei Ba set up a game and forced Sun Quan to surrender, and today Wei Ba has set up a bigger game, and he is actually going to force Cao Rui down. Last year, he jumped from the general of Zhennan to the general of the chariot cavalry, with Zhuya as a fief, the scale of the fief is actually the treatment of the prince, if he is forced to surrender Cao Rui this year, how to seal him, I am afraid that he will not be crowned as the king can not be said.

In contrast, Zhuge Liang's Battle of Luoyang was a failure.

"Uncle, Cao Rui is willing to negotiate, but he may not be able to negotiate." Zhuge Ke comforted: "I'm afraid this is a delaying tactic. ”

"Hmm." Zhuge Liang nodded, held Zhuge Ke's shoulder, and walked forward slowly. They broke up with Jiang Wan, went out of the palace, came to the Prime Minister's Mansion next to the palace, and entered the study. Zhuge Liang sat down, pondering and silent, while Zhuge Ke asked people to make tea. After a short time, Huang Yueying walked over from the backyard, followed by a maidservant, holding a bowl of ginseng soup.

"What's wrong, so nervous?" Huang Yueying handed the ginseng soup to Zhuge Liang and asked lightly.

Zhuge Liang looked at the golden ginseng soup and didn't move for a long time. These mountain ginseng is a great tonic for vitality, and it is a tonic that he must drink every day now, but these mountain ginseng are sent by Wei Ba from the East China Sea, and they are all authentic old ginseng from Liaodong.

"Something happened in Liaodong?" Huang Yueying asked tentatively.

"It's not." Zhuge Ke picked up the conversation, "Cao Rui is willing to negotiate." ”

Huang Yueying's eyes flashed, she glanced at Zhuge Liang sympathetically, and reached out to pat him on the shoulder: "Okay, drink the ginseng soup." Otherwise, Wei Ziyu would find it boring. ”

Zhuge Liang smiled bitterly, lowered his head and took a sip of ginseng soup, and a faint bitter taste spread in his mouth. Zhuge Ke was also a little boring. Wei Ba fought with Zhuge Liang to the death, and at the same time sent someone to send high-quality ginseng to Zhuge Liang to recuperate, outsiders seem to see that Wei Ba is more filial to Zhuge Liang than his nephew, in fact, they all know that this is Wei Ba is demonstrating.

Can it cure life again? Even if you live another twenty years, will you still be able to live longer than Wei Ba? As Huang Yueying said, I hope you have recuperated your body, just because Wei Ba felt that the opponent was too weak and boring.

"Talk, we have to talk." Zhuge Liang slowly calmed down, "If you don't talk about it, you will disappoint the world." However, the conditions are subject to consideration. ”

"Uncle has a point." Zhuge Ke said: "Cao Rui wants to talk, but because of his lack of strength, he wants to delay the army and delay it for a while. In this case, the initiative is still in the hands of the imperial court. ”

"Who is better to talk to?" Zhuge Liang tilted his head slightly and asked rhetorically.

"Since Zuihou will definitely not be able to negotiate, of course, it will be up to Fei Yi to negotiate."

Zhuge Liang didn't say anything. Huang Yueying glanced at Zhuge Ke with satisfaction. Since Zuihou will definitely not be able to negotiate and build successfully, of course it can't be taken care of by itself. Let Wei Ba and Fei Yi do this, and if they can't do it, of course, it is also their responsibility. Zhuge Ke is a smart man, and with him by Zhuge Liang's side, he can share a lot for Zhuge Liang.

"Yuan Xun, you're thinking too simply." Zhuge Liang sighed softly. "What you think of, can Wei Ba not think of? But he's still going to make it happen? ”

Zhuge Ke was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and suddenly blushed.

The fundamental reason why Cao Rui was willing to negotiate was that Wei Ba and Li Yan joined forces and formed a three-sided encirclement of Wei. In the end, Cao Rui was prompted to sit at the negotiation table, but it was because Wei Ba showed off a new weapon in White Wolf Mountain-horse armor. If Wei Ba didn't show off his horse armor, Cao Rui would not accept the invitation to negotiate. Fei Yi was in Jiangling a few months ago, and the invitation to negotiate had already been sent to Luoyang, and Cao Rui Weishenme only agreed now?

This overall situation is Wei Babu's, and the initiative has always been in his hands, if it's really a thankless task, he wants to do it? He could completely hide the horse armor, quietly equip it, and deal a fatal blow to the Wei army. He can also disagree with Cao Rui's request for negotiation and insist that Cao Rui surrender.

He did it because it was profitable. Cao Rui is willing to negotiate, but it does not mean that he is willing to surrender, he cannot give Wei Ba any benefits, then the benefits that Wei Ba can get must be outside the Wei State.

What are the benefits? Zhuge Ke thought of Wu Guo.

Wu and Wei seem to be incompatible, but from another point of view, Wu is a lesson from Wei. Wei will definitely put forward more conditions than Wu Guo, and if Wei Ba wants to lower Wei Guo's expectations, he must first reduce Wu's treatment.

In other words, Wei Babu played a game, and it looked like he was going to eat Wei, but in fact he wanted to eat Wu first. He thought of the first layer, but Zhuge Liang thought of the second layer all of a sudden. He had always felt that his level of strategy was close to that of his uncle, but he found that he was still a long way from him.

Look ahead, ignore behind. Although I want to follow it, I can't help it

(To be continued......)