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 several 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 was walking hurriedly along the corridor of the Royal Academy with her food box in hand.
Occasionally, I met a few students and saw the superintendent’s wife. They all stepped aside and saluted Yaomei:
"Meet 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 and hurried past, then transferred to 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. He put down the things in his hands and showed a gentle smile on his face:
"coming?"
Yaomei put the food box on the table and sat across from Wei Rong, panting slightly.
It was obvious that she was walking in a hurry.
At this time, the nonchalant expression she maintained along the way turned into one of anxiety:
"I heard something happened to the 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 staff 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!"
Seeing his nonchalant look, Yaomei stamped her feet angrily and patted 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 master's wife already lead the army to rescue? The gentleman behind me will definitely rush over as well."
As Wei Rong spoke, he lowered his head and took another bite, "You don't believe my lord, don't you still believe sir?"
"Of course I believe it..." Yaomei just finished speaking, and then she slapped the table angrily, "Is this what I'm talking about?"
"Then what do you want to say?"
Although he said that today's food was not of good quality, Wei Rong chewed his food carefully, 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?"
After hearing this, Wei Rong paused and then sat up straight.
After a moment of silence, the originally indifferent face finally showed a somewhat complicated expression:
"It would be a lie to say that I'm not worried, but I know that the matter has come to this, 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 (i.e. Wei Chang) can listen to my advice."
Seeing his appearance, Yaomei's heart tightened: "What do you mean?"
Wei Rong didn't answer, just picked up a stack of documents from under the table and handed it to Yaomei:
"This is the Shangdang war as deduced by the Martial Arts 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, will 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 Lord Guan when he lost Jingzhou."
Even if Yaomei doesn't understand the military formation, she definitely knows about the loss of Jingzhou.
But when he saw her beauty turned pale, he asked, "Lost Jingzhou?"
Wei Rong nodded: "At this stage of 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 step.
And what about the Wei thieves?
The reinforcements had obviously arrived, but they did not go to the rescue. Instead, they seized the time to prepare for a counterattack.
As for Guan Laojunhou, he couldn't bear to see the results of the battle that were about to be won.
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 with the support of Jingzhou's internal forces, they attacked from the rear in one fell swoop.
Guan Laojunhou was attacked from both sides and was eventually defeated and killed.
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 deductions in the Jiangwu Hall, it is obvious that the Wei thieves can rescue Gaodu City earlier this time.
But it happened that the troops were stationed at Tianjingguan and stopped moving forward.
This forced the Lord to transfer Huguan and other garrison troops in order to capture Gaodu City as soon as possible.
Then...
Everything has become what it is now.
Oh, by the way, Lu Xun also wrote to the mountain commander, asking the mountain commander to lead the troops out of Wuguan. I don’t know if it is a coincidence or sincerity...
Wei Rong smiled bitterly:
"Now even your Lord's reaction is exactly the same as that of Lord Guan. 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 we continue talking, we are just short of the last step and will be defeated and killed.
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 Lao Junhou?"
The corners of Wei Rong's mouth twitched.
If my lord is really like Guan Laojunhou, that would be fine.
But Wei Rong doesn't think that his master can 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.
It is said that Guan Laojun rejected Sun Quan's proposal of marriage, which angered Sun Quan.
But based on the situation at that time, let alone refusing in anger, even if Guan Laojun was more polite, I'm afraid it would fall into Sun Quan's plan to alienate him.
That's called not understanding the overall situation - what would the late emperor in Shu think, and had he 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.
Guan Laojunhou can listen to it. These are considered to understand the overall situation and listen to others' advice.
But my lord...
Who can persuade him?
If it weren't for his own lord, Wei Rong would have scolded him without any hesitation:
He knows the big picture.
When Yaomei heard Wei Rong's analysis, the look on her face became even more anxious:
"If Alang said this, wouldn't Shangdang really 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 she is his nominal father.
Of course Wei Rong didn't want his master to end up like this.
It's just that as a disciple of King Feng Gui, the knowledge he has learned over the years is not just for show.
Coupled with his identity, he can master information that ordinary people don't know, so his vision is naturally deeper 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 Lord Guan, but they were still unable to defend Jingzhou."
As he said that, Wei Rong's face began to look a little ugly:
"The Han Dynasty has only been in control of the Shangdang for three years now, not to mention that the only person beside you who is assisting him is a craftsman from the State of Wei."
Business?
What business?
Wei Rong also felt 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.
Does this mean you don’t believe the students?
This is simply because he doesn’t believe his own son!
Wei Rong was helpless when meeting such an adult with such a bad temper, such selfishness, and such a low vision.
The late emperor's extraordinary promotion and the prime minister's magnanimity and tolerance made my Lord 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 long since thought of himself as a master.
Still want to counterattack?
What to attack with?
It's just that talking about this now will no longer be helpful to the Shangdang war effort.
After all, even my husband never thought 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 calmly:
"I am your disciple and the supervisor of the college. 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 be optimistic about the exchange."
"With the war going on, food prices are probably going to rise. I'm afraid you'll be busy again."
"What are you afraid of? If others don't know it, why don't I know how far the price of food can go for the big man?"
Yaomei felt confident when she mentioned this, but she sneered:
"If you want it to rise, just let it rise. I wonder who is so brave? The walls of Chang'an City are higher than Jincheng, and the Wei River is wide and deep enough."
"Go, go, go! It's time to eat. Telling me this is disturbing your appetite!"
…
"kill!"
"Rumble..."
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.
This moment is just like the moment when Wei Yan attacked Gaodu City.
Just guarding Wei Chang at the highest point of Gaodu City, watching the Wei troops all over the mountains and plains, they were still fighting over them.
The look of worry on his face became increasingly intense.
In the previous attack, the city of Gaodu was completely destroyed.
The day after your Excellency led the army to leave, the Wei thieves began to attack the city.
It is obvious that the idea of the bandit army is to delay the army in Gaodu City until Huguan's eldest son's bandit army is ready, and then attack the Lord from both front and back.
Or 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, and there is no need to hide it.
But for Wei Chang, even if he knew what Wei Thief was thinking, there was nothing he could do.
Fortunately, the city of Gaodu was built on a mountain, and he could defend it by the mountains. This way he could block the thieves who wanted to enter Shangdang through Gaodu by virtue of the geographical advantage.
But facing the overwhelming advantage of the 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 his troops back to his eldest son.
Instead, they reduced their troops to Gaoping Pass, guarded the pass from Hedong into Shangdang, and blocked 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, 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 serving in the army for more than ten years, and how could he not think of things that he could think of?
But with your temperament...
well!
While I was thinking, I 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 brother. Even adults don’t know about this letter.
"Come here, follow me to 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 the soldiers being 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 hilltop opposite, the tumor in the corner of his eye suddenly trembled, and even became a little blood red.
At the same time, his face suddenly showed joy, and he slapped his hands with fists:
"The thief Shuai Qi is making such a movement, it's simply because the coach himself went into battle!"
"When I look at 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 guards, haha, hahaha!"
"Come here, pass my military order and send out the fourth team!"
Although subsequent attacks were repelled, Sima Division was not disappointed.
On the contrary, he was very satisfied.
"Today the bandit commander is making so much noise, either because the bandit commander is not strong enough, or because the bandit commander is an impatient person. It can be seen that the bandit will be defeated in these few days!"
The sarcoma at the corner of the eye has become shiny and bright red.
In Gaodu City opposite, Wei Chang was stuffing the urgent letter he had just finished into an envelope.
But at the moment when he was about to seal it, a look of hesitation appeared on his face again. After thinking about it, he took out the letter and unfolded it.
I read it once and looked for anything wrong in it.
So again and again.
But in the end, he put the letter down, sighed, stood up, and walked outside.
Looking at the stars in the mountains and valleys 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.
ps:
I don’t think it’s considered that Wei Yan forced his wits down?
This was originally Wei Yan's character in history.
I know 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 a huge grievance, 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 ground, 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 the context of Adou, I feel chills running down my back:
Are you loyal? This is simply trying to bring Shu to death.
The prime minister has just died. For your own personal grudges, you can ignore even the possibility that the army will be killed in the hands of Sima Yi?
Where is the country in your heart? Where is the emperor in your heart?
This time, even if the Prime Minister dies, 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, sooner or later he will 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 Shu Han no longer has the tradition of killing ministers easily, it is still okay to leave you hanging.
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 lived longer than Wei.
But how many Liu Bei and Zhuge are there in the world?