Zhuge Liang stood up in his clothes without lighting a lamp. He stretched out his feet and groped for his shoes beside the couch. He rubbed the cold ground twice, and a chill rushed up his feet. He shivered involuntarily.

"What's wrong with you?" Huang Yueying opened her eyes in the darkness and looked at Zhuge Liang's slightly hunched back quietly. "Can't you sleep?"

"Yeah." Zhuge Liang responded and stopped groping: "I feel a little bored and want to go out for a walk."

"It's cold outside, don't go out." Huang Yueying stretched out her hand and pulled Zhuge Liang back: "I can't sleep anyway, let's talk."

Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, then turned back and put his already cold legs under the quilt. Huang Yueying stretched out her hands, hugged his legs in her arms, pressed her face against his thighs, and rubbed them gently, feeling the looseness.

Chilling skin and rough bones.

"Haven't things in Wuling been arranged? Why are you still uneasy?" Huang Yueying asked the question directly. "Is it because of the war in Guanzhong?"

"I can't tell clearly." Zhuge Liang pulled the corners of the quilt and tucked Huang Yueying's shoulders. He looked at the reddish windows reflected by the firelight outside with a dazed look in his eyes. "I'm a little worried."

"Are you worried that you won't be able to win this battle in Guanzhong?"

"Um."

Huang Yueying raised her head and glanced at Zhuge Liang, with worry in her eyes. "Are you worried about lack of preparation, or are you worried that someone will not listen to orders?"

"They are all there." Zhuge Liang said slowly: "It has only been a year since Guanzhong was acquired, and the farmland has just begun to show results, and it can only feed the troops and people in Guanzhong. Once the army comes out, it will inevitably have to transport food from Hanzhong, which is very disadvantageous to us.

.It would be great if it could be delayed for three to five years. Cao Rui chose to attack at this time, obviously not wanting to give us a chance to breathe. It would be a blessing if we can draw a draw in this battle and defend Guanzhong.

."

Huang Yueying smiled silently: "If you want to use defense instead of attack, Zhao Yun will probably not say anything, and Deng Zhi will support your decision, but Wei Yan may put forward different opinions. Will he take this opportunity to

Transfer Wei Ba back to Guanzhong?"

"Well, he came to see me today and mentioned this matter again. It seems that he is very suspicious of me." Zhuge Liang's smile was a little bitter. "He has become polite now, but I hope he is still the same as before.

, just say whatever you have, it’s really disturbing to keep guessing like this.”

"Are you worried about Ma Su?"

"Should I be worried about him?"

"Do you think it's Zhao Su?" Huang Yueying sneered: "I don't think Zhao Su is that confident. Wei Yan may not be willing to listen to what he says."

Zhuge Liang sighed softly, which was quickly drowned in the sound of firecrackers outside. When he mentioned Ma Di, Zhuge Liang suddenly lost interest in talking. Huang Yueying also felt that she had made a mistake, so she didn't say anything more.

He made a move and held Zhuge Liang's hand in his hand: "Go to sleep. Don't think too much. When you get to Guanzhong, everything will be clear to you. Whether it's Zhao Su or Ma Di, as long as you are in Guanzhong, they will not be able to cause trouble."

Zhuge Liang nodded, took off his coat, and got into the quilt. He closed his eyes, but couldn't fall asleep. After a while, Huang Yueying sighed softly: "Can't let go of Chengdu?"

"Well, I'm afraid Zhang Yi won't be able to take on this important task." Zhuge Liang opened his eyes and looked at the dark roof, "It would be great if Yang Hong is still here."

"Yang Hong is dead, there is no point in thinking about him anymore. Zhang Yi..." Huang Yueying pondered for a moment, "Everything else is easy to talk about, but his temper is really biased and he doesn't understand the general situation. Last time I talked to Cen Shu

The discord has made people in the mansion uneasy. I think it would be better to appoint Jiang Wan as the governor of the mansion."

"Jiang Wan is better, but we have to take care of the mood of the people in Yizhou." Zhuge Liang was silent for a long time: "It's a pity that Wei Ba refuses to return to Chengdu. If he helps Jiang Wan in the palace and checks and balances Zhang Yi, he may be the most suitable candidate.

."

"Don't count on him. I don't think he is a law-abiding person. Not only Zhang Yi can't suppress him, I don't think Jiang Wan can control him either." Huang Yueying rejected Zhuge Liang's conjecture without thinking: "He will

Like a newborn tiger, it should be left outside and should not be kept around. Let him spend a few years in Wuling and suffer a little, maybe it will help him."

"I'm worried that it might be too harsh." Zhuge Liang turned his head and looked at Huang Yueying: "After all, he is only twenty years old. He is young and arrogant. Wouldn't it be a pity if he rashly advances for the sake of face and suffers a loss?

?”

"If he doesn't know the depth and insists on his own way, even if he has good talent and quality, what good will it do to the country?" Huang Yueying patted Zhuge Liang's chest: "If a jade is not polished, it will not become a weapon. If he is really a piece of beautiful jade, God will not let him do it so easily.

Damage. Don’t worry about him anymore. He is very happy now."

"Haha, when I was his age, wasn't I also so frivolous?"

"You are different." Huang Yueying said with a smile: "Not only are you talented, but you can also endure a lot, but he only knows how to rely on his talent, blindly show off his thin hair, and refuses to calm down and nurture it. Once the talent is

How can it last long if it is exhausted?"

"That's exactly the problem." Zhuge Liang sighed softly: "Isn't it a pity that such talent is wasted like this?"

"You have done everything you can do, so why blame yourself so much." Huang Yueying comforted softly: "Go to sleep, since you think he has talent, I think sooner or later he will understand your good intentions, you just need to

Just wait patiently. He is in his moment of success now, and he won't listen to anything you say, and it will easily lead to acrimony. A gentleman acts when the opportunity arises. If the opportunity has not come yet, there is no point in being anxious."

"No." Zhuge Liang nodded and closed his eyes again.

Huang Yueying didn't sleep. She looked at her husband's slightly trembling eyelids and remained silent.

…

Zhang Shao sat in the military tent, squinting his eyes slightly and looking at the dancing lights in trance. The flames flickered, as if they were vibrated by the sound of firecrackers in the distance, trying to break free from the wicks and fly out.

Suddenly, the flames were stretched by a gust of wind, and were almost blown out. Then they shrank back, and with a sudden jump, the tent lit up. There was a "pop" sound, and the lanterns exploded and disappeared in a flash.

"Why are you so dazed?" Guan Xing walked in, picked up the iron scissors next to him, and cut off the too long wick. Then he clapped his hands and looked at Zhang Shao with a smile: "Want to go home to watch the New Year? Then go back, I

I'll keep it for you."

"Why don't you stay at home to watch the New Year's Eve? What are you doing in the camp?"

"I'll accompany you." Guan Xing said with a smile: "Why, you don't like it?"

"Now that you are a Shangguan, how can I not like you?" Zhang Shao said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "If you don't blame me for not going out of your way to welcome you, I will be satisfied. How can I not like you?"

"Hey, Jixian, your stomach and intestines haven't been very well lately, and you feel sour when you talk." Guan Xing stretched out his finger and nodded at Zhang Shao: "I just got a level ahead of you, so why don't you put it down?"

I became a brother? This is not something a man would do. Nothing like this ever happened between you and my father back then."

"Don't come here." Zhang Shao kicked Guan Xing in embarrassment and changed the subject: "You are so kind. You don't want to accompany your sister-in-law during the Chinese New Year, but come to accompany me?"

"Well, the late emperor once said that a wife is like clothes and brothers are like brothers."

"Really?" Zhang Shao said with an exaggerated smile, "I'm so touched."

"Of course it's true." Guan Xing said with a smile, "However, I have other things to do and I don't usually have time to talk to you. Everyone is celebrating the New Year today, so we brothers have a good chat."

"What do you want to say at this time?"

"It's about Ziyu." Guan Xing sat down, asked his guards to put the wine and meat on the table, and said straight to the point: "I will follow the Prime Minister to Guanzhong after the new year. In the battle of Guanzhong, we have no advantage at all. We will do our best to fight with Ziyu."

Only by recruiting talents can we ensure that we stay in the pass, so I may not have any spare capacity to support Ziyu. Jixian, if you want to be promoted to a higher position, this is a good opportunity."

"It's a pity that my sister is not as capable as Sister Feng, so she can't be of much help."

Guan Xing glanced at Zhang Shao and stopped smiling: "Jixian, do you have to talk to me like this?"

Zhang Shao waved his hands in embarrassment and slapped himself in the mouth: "Okay, it's my fault. Brother, tell me, how can I help?"

Guan Xing then relaxed his expression, picked up the jug and poured Zhang Shao a glass of wine: "It's very simple. Find an opportunity to talk to His Majesty and ask him to use the Shaofu's connections to support Wuling with as much food and ordnance as possible.

Without the support of Yizhou, Ziyu would not be able to hold on for long in Wuling."

Zhang Shao did not say a word, holding the wine glass and sipping the wine slowly. Naturally, after the Prime Minister announced that he would be stationed in Guanzhong, everyone realized that Wei Ba in Wuling was in trouble. The Guanzhong War was imminent, and Yizhou's wealth would definitely provide full supply to Guanzhong.

, the support for Wuling is minimal. What kind of financial and material resources can the barbarians in Wuxi have? After a big battle, they will even have problems eating. If Wei Ba cannot find new support, not only will it be unable to cope with the Wu army's counterattack, but the internal forces will also be unable to respond at any time.

There may be a rebellion, and people without food are very dangerous, not to mention those barbarians who don't know what etiquette and justice are.

Wei Yan is in Guanzhong, and all the financial resources of the Wei family must support Guanzhong. Guan Xing, as the general of Yulin Zhonglang, will also go to Guanzhong, and the financial resources of the Guan family will also be transferred to Guanzhong. Wei Ba's two most important back-ups are suddenly

He was taken away by the Prime Minister, and everyone saw the Prime Minister's intention to starve Wei Ba to death. Who dares to jump out to support Wei Ba at this time, isn't it obvious that he wants to go against the Prime Minister?

Guan Feng is by Wei Ba's side, and the Guan family and Wei Ba are already tied together. Guan Xing can't take any action, so he has to pin his hopes on the Zhang family. This is an opportunity for the Zhang family, and it is also a decision of great importance. Support

Wei Ba means breaking with the Prime Minister.

Should the Zhang family take this opportunity?

Zhang Shao tasted the wine in his mouth and felt it was a bit bitter. This was simply a gamble. On one side was the fledgling Wei Ba, who had unlimited opportunities, and on the other was the prime minister who was powerful but in poor health. Whichever one he chose, he would have plenty of money.

There are also sufficient reasons for rejecting which one.

"Let me think about it."

"Okay, I'll stay with you until dawn tomorrow." Guan Xing smiled slightly, raised his glass, and drank it all.
Chapter completed!