Chapter 1212 Wei Brothers
Compared to the turmoil in Chang'an, the academy is much quieter.
Walking in the college, you can see students in twos and threes, either rushing to the classroom in a hurry, or holding books and studying hard under the shade of the trees.
Of course, some people spread mats on the grass, and a few people gathered around and debated fiercely.
But no matter what it is, everything still looks so peaceful and peaceful.
The tense atmosphere in Chang'an and even Guanzhong seemed to be blocked by the high walls of the college and did not affect the students in the college.
Yaomei carried the food box and walked hurriedly in the corridor of the Royal Academy.
Occasionally I met a few students and saw the superintendent’s wife. They all stepped aside and saluted Yaomei:
“I’ve met Madam.”
On normal days, Yaomei would sometimes stop and say a few words to them in a gentle voice.
But at this time, she was not in the slightest mood. She just nodded to them, hurried past, and then turned into the superintendent's duty room.
“Squeak!”
The door was opened, then quickly closed again, and it was deliberately closed tightly.
Wei Rong, who was looking down at the information, looked up and saw that it was his wife Xijun. He put down the things in his hands with a gentle smile on his face:
"coming?"
Yaomei put the food box on the table and sat across from Wei Rong, panting slightly.
It can be seen that she is walking in a hurry.
At this time, the nonchalant expression she had maintained along the way turned into one of anxiety:
“I heard something happened to Shangdang?”
Wei Rong reached out and took the food box over, then opened the lid, looked at the contents of the food box, and said casually:
"Well, Shangdang was attacked by Wei thieves, and the internal affairs department opened the Huguan to respond. At this time, it is basically confirmed that it was lost."
"ah!?"
Hearing this, Yaomei's face changed and she stood up suddenly, "How could this happen? That uncle (i.e. Wei Yan), he, he..."
"Today's food seems to be lacking in quality." Wei Rong didn't seem to notice Yaomei's reaction. He took a bite of the food and said, "It's not as delicious as usual."
“I’m telling you something serious, are you listening? Just eat, eat, eat!”
Yaomei saw his nonchalant look and stamped her feet angrily, slapping the table:
“For such a big thing as joining the party, you can just say yes and it’s over?”
“Then what else can I do?”
Wei Rong swallowed the food in his mouth and raised his head, "Didn't the teacher's wife already lead the army to rescue? The gentleman behind will definitely rush over too."
As Wei Rong spoke, he lowered his head and took another bite, "If you don't believe my lord, don't you still believe me sir?"
"Of course I believe it..." Yaomei just finished speaking, and then she slapped the table angrily, "Is this what I said?"
“What does Xijun want to say?”
Although he said that today's meal was not of good quality, Wei Rong chewed his food slowly, as if tasting it, and asked slowly.
“Me,” Yaomei glanced at the door, then lowered her voice and approached Wei Rong, “Aren’t you worried about uncle?”
Hearing this, Wei Rong paused and then sat up straight.
After being silent for a while, the originally calm and calm face finally showed a somewhat complicated look:
“It would be a lie to say that I’m not worried, but I know that the matter is at this point, and it’s useless no matter how much I worry.”
He finally sighed, "I don't know what the prognosis will be."
"Now, I just hope that brother (that is, Wei Chang) can listen to my advice."
Seeing his appearance, Yaomei's heart tightened: "What do you mean?"
Wei Rong didn’t answer. He just picked up a stack of documents from under the table and handed them to Yaomei:
“This is the Shangdang war as deduced by the Jiangwu Hall. If you read it, don’t spread it.”
Yaomei didn’t answer: “I don’t want to read it, tell me.”
Even if I show it to her, can she understand it?
Wei Rong sighed again:
“To put it simply, the Shangdang war was probably a trap set up by the Wei thieves, similar to the one set up by the old prince Guan when he lost Jingzhou.”
Even if Yaomei doesn't understand military formations, she definitely knows about the loss of Jingzhou.
Seeing that her beauty had faded, he asked, "Lost Jingzhou?"
Wei Rong nodded: "At this point in the Shangdang war, it can be seen that the thieves' arrangements are almost the same as when they plotted against Jingzhou."
Back then, Lord Guan Laojun attacked Xiangfan and was about to capture it, but he missed the last point.
And what about the Wei thieves?
The reinforcements have obviously arrived, but they do not go to the rescue. Instead, they seize the time to prepare for a counterattack.
As for Guan Laojunhou, he was reluctant to see the results of the battle that were about to be achieved.
At the same time, the Wu people deliberately paralyzed Guan Laojun, waiting for Guan Laojun to mobilize the troops from the rear to the front, and then attacked from the rear with the support of Jingzhou Neiying.
The Lord Guan Laojun was attacked from both sides and was eventually defeated and died.
This time during the Shangdang war, the Wei thieves used the same method to attract their own master with the capital city.
Judging from the deduction at Jiangwutang, it is obvious that the Wei thieves can rescue Gaodu City earlier this time.
However, they just stationed their troops at Tianjingguan and stopped moving forward.
Forced the Lord to transfer Huguan and other garrison troops in order to capture Gaodu City as soon as possible.
Then...
Everything has become the rotten state it is now.
Oh, by the way, Lu Xun also wrote to the mountain chief, asking the mountain chief to lead the troops out of Wuguan. I don’t know if it was a coincidence or sincerity...
Wei Rong smiled bitterly:
“Now, even my lord’s reaction is exactly the same as Guan Laojunhou. He is reluctant to leave Gaodu City, but also wants to return to the army to rescue the eldest son of Huguan…”
At this point, he paused silently.
Because if he goes on talking about it, he will be defeated and die before the last step.
Even Guan Laojunhou can't break this situation. Wei Rong doesn't think that his master is more powerful than Guan Laojunhou.
Yaomei sat down and murmured:
“So, uncle, isn’t it like the story about the old king?”
Wei Rong’s mouth twitched.
It would be fine if my lord was really like Guan Laojunhou.
But Wei Rong didn't think that his lord could be compared with Guan Laojunhou.
No matter how arrogant Mr. Guan is, he still understands the overall situation and can listen to the advice of others.
They all said that Guan Laojun rejected Sun Quan's marriage proposal, which angered Sun Quan.
But considering the situation at that time, let alone refusing in anger, even if Guan Laojun was more polite, I am afraid that Sun Quan would fall into the trap of alienating him.
That's called not understanding the overall situation - what would the late emperor in Shu think? Have you considered it?
The Prime Minister wrote a letter to persuade Guan Laojunhou to give up his ambition to compete with the Marquis of Zhuxiang (i.e. Ma Chao), and Fei Gongju (i.e. Fei Shi) persuaded Guan Laojunhou to accept the ribbon of the former general.
Even the Lord Guan can listen to it. These are considered to be aware of the overall situation and listening to others' advice.
But my lord…
Who can persuade him?
If it weren’t for his own lord, Wei Rong would have cursed him without any hesitation:
He doesn’t know the big picture.
Hearing Wei Rong’s analysis, Yaomei’s face became even more anxious:
“If Alang said this, wouldn’t it mean that Shangdang is really going to be lost?”
Although Wei Rong was trained by Feng Duhu, he was rarely raised by Wei Yan.
But no matter what, Wei Yan is okay with his mother, and he is his father in name only.
Wei Rong certainly didn’t want his master to end up in this situation.
Just as a disciple of King Feng Gui, the knowledge he has learned over the years is not just for decoration.
Coupled with his identity, he can grasp information that ordinary people don’t know, so he can naturally see more deeply than others:
"In the past, the late emperor and the prime minister managed Jingzhou for nearly ten years, but the Wu people were still able to gain support from Jingzhou. There were also many counselors and generals under the command of Guan Laojun, but they were still unable to defend Jingzhou."
As he spoke, Wei Rong's face began to look a little ugly:
"The Han Dynasty has only been in Shangdang for three years now. Not to mention, the only person beside you who is assisting you is a craftsman from Wei State."
Business?
What business?
Wei Rong was also feeling a little depressed.
Even though he is the superintendent of the Royal College, his master actually does not want students from the college to be sent to the Shangdang.
This is simply because you don’t believe in your own son!
Meeting such an adult with such a bad temper, such selfishness, and such a low vision, Wei Rong was helpless.
The late emperor's extraordinary promotion and the prime minister's magnanimity and tolerance made my family seem a little forgetful.
Do you really think that people in this world can treat him like the late emperor and the prime minister?
Do you know what your name is?
Ahem…
Not to mention sir, even Sima Yi has probably thought of himself as a master for a long time.
Still want to counterattack?
What to attack with?
Just saying this now will no longer be of any help to the Shangdang war effort.
After all, even Mr. Xiang did not expect that Shangdang would become the second Jingzhou.
Yaomei wrung her fingers:
“But if the Shangdang war is not harmonious, will it affect you, Alang?”
Hearing this, Wei Rong smiled lightly:
“I am your disciple and the academy supervisor. I am not involved in court affairs or military matters. As long as your husband doesn’t speak, who will bother me?”
Seeing Wei Rong's calm look, Yaomei breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
Wei Rong shook his head and smiled:
"After talking for a long time, it turns out that this is why you came here. I think you should go back quickly and keep an eye on the exchange."
"With the war going on, the price of food is probably going to rise, and I'm afraid you'll be busy again."
“What are you afraid of? Others don’t know, so why don’t I know how far the price of food in the Han Dynasty can go?”
Yaomei was confident when she mentioned this, but she sneered:
"If you want it to rise, just let it rise. I wonder who is so bold? The walls of Chang'an City are higher than Jincheng, and the Wei River is wide and deep enough."
“Go, go! It’s time to eat, tell me this, it’s disturbing your appetite!”
…
"kill!"
“Boom…”
The Han army, which was leaning on the high ground and defending, kept smashing rocks and trees below.
Many Wei troops were often hit and suffered heavy casualties before they could reach halfway up the mountain.
At this moment, it is just like the time when Wei Yan attacked Gaodu City.
Just guarding Wei Chang, the highest point of Gaodu City, watching the Wei troops all over the mountains and plains, they were still killing them continuously.
The look of worry on his face became increasingly intense.
The previous lord's attack on the city had already reduced the city of Gaodu to a state of disrepair.
The day after your Excellency led the army to leave, the Wei thieves began to attack the city.
Obviously, the idea of the rebel army is to either delay the army in Gaodu City, wait until Huguan's eldest son's rebel army is ready, and then attack the Lord from both front and back.
Either they want to storm Gaodu, and then cooperate with the eldest son’s thieves to attack the adults from both front and back.
This is a matter of carriage and horse, there is no need to hide it.
But for Wei Chang, even if he knew Wei Thief's thoughts, there was no way at all.
Fortunately, the city of Gaodu was built against the mountains, and he could defend himself against the mountains. Only with the favorable geographical location could he stop the thieves who wanted to enter Shangdang through Gaodu.
But facing the absolutely superior Wei army, Wei Chang had no confidence at all.
In fact, he had wanted to persuade the Lord to simply abandon Gaodu City instead of hastily leading troops back to his eldest son.
Instead, the troops were reduced to Gaoping Pass, guarding the pass from Hedong into Shangdang, and blocking the main communication route between the eldest son and Gaodu.
In this way, even if the Wei thieves occupy the entire Shangdang, as long as Gaoping Pass is in the hands of the Han Dynasty, the Shangdang will be divided into two parts, one large and one small, unable to interact with each other.
Wei Chang knew that he had been in the army with the master for more than ten years and he could think of things, so how could the master not think of it?
But given my lord’s temperament…
well!
While thinking about it, he heard the sound of war drums at the foot of the mountain again, and the Wei thieves who had just been forced back immediately organized another wave of attacks.
Wei Chang pressed his chest. He could feel the letter hidden close to his body.
It was written by my younger brother. Not even your Excellency knows about this letter.
“Come here, follow me and kill the thief!”
Wei Chang put down his hand, pulled out the long knife from his waist, and shouted:
"kill!"
…
Sima Division, who had been watching the battle on another hilltop, saw that the soldiers were forced down by the Han army again, with no expression on his face.
But when he saw the movement of the Han army's commander's flag on the opposite hill, the sarcoma in the corner of his eyes trembled suddenly, and even became a little blood red.
At the same time, his face suddenly showed joy, and he clapped his hands with his fist:
“The thief Shuai Qi is making such a movement, it’s simply because the coach himself went into battle!”
"From what I saw in the previous battle, I can only tell that those left behind by Wei Yan must be elite soldiers."
“But I didn’t expect that this thief would despise me so much and leave so few soldiers behind, haha, hahaha!”
“Come here, pass on my military order and send out the fourth team!”
Although subsequent rounds of attacks were still repelled, Sima Division was not disappointed.
On the contrary, he was very satisfied.
“Today the bandit commander is so active. Either the bandit commander is insufficient in strength, or the bandit commander is an impetuous person. It can be seen from this that the bandit can be defeated in just a few days!”
The sarcoma at the corner of the eye has turned bright red.
At Gaodu City opposite, Wei Chang was stuffing the urgent letter he had just finished into an envelope.
Just when he was about to seal it, he hesitated again. After thinking about it, he took out the letter and unfolded it.
Read it once and see if there is anything wrong with it.
The same thing again and again.
But in the end, he put the letter down, sighed, stood up, and walked outside.
Looking at the stars in the mountain and valley opposite, Wei Chang gritted his teeth, finally turned back, stuffed the letter into the envelope for the last time, and sealed it.
The next day, before dawn, the cavalry dispatched from Gaodu City rushed towards the eldest son in a hurry.
ˆPS:
I don’t think it counts when Wei Yan forcibly suppresses his intelligence?
This was originally Wei Yan's character in history.
I know that many people feel sorry for Wei Yan.
But we have to consider the problem from the perspective of Adou or even Jiang Wan:
Even if you have great grievances, can you put personal grudges above the survival of the country?
If Zhuge hadn't been able to fake a wave of Sima Yi back after his death, it would have given Sima Yi a chance to chase him.
Wei Yan burned the pavilion road where the Northern Expedition army returned to Hanzhong, and then led his army to the front to block everyone's retreat.
When the Northern Expedition army loses its footing, Sima Yi can take away the main force of Shu with one wave.
Every time I read this piece of history and put it into Adou’s shoes for a little while, I feel a chill running down my back:
Are you loyal? This is simply to trap the Shu Kingdom to death.
The prime minister has just died. For your own personal grudges, you can ignore the possibility that the army will be killed by Sima Yi?
Where does the country stand in your heart? Where does the emperor stand in your heart?
Even if the Prime Minister dies this time, he has to take care of it for you. So next time you cause trouble, who will take care of it?
I can't control you, and you have such destructive power, I might as well just kill you.
Why did Zhuge persuade Liu Bei to kill Liu Feng?
So I think it is somewhat credible that the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms says that Zhuge ordered Yang Yi, Jiang Wei and others to leave Wei Yan alone and retreat directly after his death.
Because even if history were reversed, Wei Yan eventually killed Yang Yi.
But after returning to Shu, with Wei Yan's character, he will sooner or later end up in the same situation as Yang Yi.
As I said before, I can’t control you, and you don’t take me seriously, so why should I keep you?
Even though the Shu Han Dynasty no longer has the tradition of killing ministers easily, it is still okay to leave you idle.
No one can guarantee what Wei Yan will do with his temper.
To put it bluntly, Wei Yan's character and behavior are destined to be a tragedy no matter where he is in time and space.
Including modern.
Unless Liu Bei or Zhuge lives longer than Wei.
But how many Liu Bei and Zhuge are there in the world?
(End of this chapter)