Guan Yu, who was in Xiangyang, frowned slightly after hearing the news that the emperor was visiting Yecheng, but in the end he did not make any reaction.
To be honest, when Guan Yu went north to attack this time, he really didn't think about a sneak attack on Xuchang.
It's not that he didn't want to welcome back the Han Emperor, but Xu Du was very well guarded. Xu Duling, named Sima Yi, was not easy to mess with. In addition, Guan Yu was also afraid that Cao Pi would jump over the wall and do something irreversible to the Han Emperor.
After all, Cao Pi is not Cao Cao, and Guan Yu doesn't understand his bottom line or character.
If Guan Yu still had some inexplicable trust in Cao Cao and felt that it was impossible for Cao Cao to kill the Han Emperor, but this Cao Pi, Guan Yu could not believe it.
Therefore, Guan Yu's purpose this time was to attack Nanyang.
If possible, take back Nanyang and occupy Jingzhou.
But if things are not harmonious, the troops from Nanyang to Luoyang must be restrained so that these Cao troops dare not easily rescue Chang'an.
For this reason, Guan Yu is also preparing carefully.
As for Chengdu, in July, Zhang Xi, Fazheng, and Zhuge Liang had arrived in Nanzheng, Hanzhong, and began preparations for the Northern Expedition.
Zhuge Liang is responsible for arranging food and fodder, Fa Zheng is responsible for analyzing intelligence and making offensive strategies, and Zhang Xi's task is very simple, which is to supervise the training of the sergeants in the camp.
It was at this time that Zhang Xi met Old Man Wei again.
Although because of Deng Ai's relationship, the relationship between Zhang Xi and Wei Yan is not as rigid as before. At this time, Wei Yan will not think that Zhang Xi is a person who lives in vain.
But the relationship between the two was not good in the early days. Zhang Xi did not care about Wei Yan, a person with a bad temper, and if you expected Wei Yan, an aloof person, to take the initiative to bow to Zhang Xi, it was impossible.
Therefore, the relationship between the two is still like that. If there is business, talk about business, but if there is no business, they find each other annoying when they meet.
Fazheng just smiled and said nothing.
Fazheng's character is actually not much better. If he doesn't like people he doesn't like, he won't kill you because he is in a high position now and knows how to cherish feathers.
Therefore, Fazheng didn't feel there was anything wrong with Zhang Xi and Wei Yan's disagreement.
Although they are colleagues, they do not necessarily have to live in harmony. It is okay to dislike each other, as long as it does not affect normal work.
This is Fazheng's view on the disagreement between the two.
But Zhuge Liang couldn't stand it.
From a long-term perspective, Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Wei Yan, and Zhang Xi are all from the same generation, and their age difference is within ten years.
In the current Liu Bei Group, the veterans are slowly getting older. Among these people in the Mesozoic Era, the ones who are truly capable of leading troops in combat are Zhang Xi and Wei Yan. If these two people don't get along, they will be let go in the future. It gives people a headache.
From a short-term perspective, the Northern Expedition is about to start. With their status, Wei Yan and Zhang Xi will definitely go with the army. It is not a good thing if the two don't get along.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang tried to reconcile the two people, at least not to put the fact that they are not on the table directly, and at least to maintain a superficial unity.
Of course, Zhuge Liang mainly went to persuade Wei Yan. After all, Wei Yan's status was lower than Zhang Xi's. Even if he had to bow his head, it shouldn't be Zhang Xi who came to Wei Yan to bow his head.
But with Wei Yan's old temper, if he was willing to bow to Zhang Xi, he would have bowed his head when he was in Echeng, why would he do it now?
Although Wei Yan regards the second master as a role model and idol, Wei Yan's arrogance is completely different from the second master's arrogance.
The second master's arrogance is directed at those who look down on him, against those who are hostile forces, and against those who are just living in a dead position. In fact, the second master is not arrogant at all.
Didn’t you see that the second master actually cooperated very happily with Ma Liang, Fei Yi, and Zhang Xi?
But Wei Yan's arrogance is aloofness, a kind of arrogance that "I don't like whoever I love."
Now Wei Yan admits that Zhang Xi is capable, but Wei Yan feels that he is also a capable person, so there is no need to go out of his way to build a good relationship with Zhang Xi.
If Zhang Xi is willing to reconcile with him, then he can accept it, but if Wei Yan is asked to bow his head on his own initiative, he can't even think about it.
The only person who can really convince Wei Yan is Liu Bei. Apart from Liu Bei, even Zhuge Liang, the most Wei Yan can do is give you face and not make trouble with you in person.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang persuaded Wei Yan to bow his head to Zhang Xi, but Wei Yan turned a deaf ear, leaving Zhuge Liang helpless.
Zhuge Liang knew Wei Yan's character, but Zhuge Liang also cherished Wei Yan's talents and did not want Wei Yan to make his interpersonal relationships so bad.
But some people don't understand Wei Yan or Wei Yan's character and temper. When they see Wei Yan neglecting his idol like this, they immediately become angry.
This person's name is Yang Yi.
Yang Yi really couldn't stand Wei Yan's attitude towards Zhuge Liang and couldn't help but say a few words to Wei Yan. As a result, Wei Yan blew his beard and glared at Yang Yi to scare Yang Yi.
Well, it was okay this time, at least Wei Yan didn't draw his sword but the beam was tied again.
Zhuge Liang is tired and hasn't persuaded anyone yet. Why did you offend another one? !
In fact, Zhuge Liang also knew that Yang Yi had great shortcomings in character and temper, and was not much better than Wei Yan.
But Yang Yi, like Wei Yan, was really capable, especially in the logistics management of the distribution of grain, grass and ordnance, and really helped Zhuge Liang a lot.
Therefore, although Zhuge Liang knew that Yang Yi had a bad temper and was also narrow-minded, Zhuge Liang was willing to use him because of his ability.
During this Northern Expedition, Zhuge Liang was in charge of the army's armament and food supplies. He was too busy for one person, so he brought Yang Yi to help.
As a result, this Yang Yi couldn't hold back his words and directly offended a general of the front army.
As for Wei Yan, Zhuge Liang didn't even know what to say.
I came to persuade you with good intentions, but if you don’t listen, forget it, why bother to embarrass me in person? !
After all, Yang Yi is working for me now. You are glaring at him like this. Have you ever thought about my feelings? !
Really, that is to say, this is Zhuge Liang, and he is not as generous as usual. If you were Cao Cao, you would have found a way to kill Wei Yan.
After this persuasion failed, although Zhuge Liang was helpless, he temporarily let go of the matter.
After all, Zhuge Liang had a lot on his plate, with so many food and logistical matters to deal with, how could he have the time to keep an eye on Wei Yan's interpersonal problems every day.
As for Wei Yan, in recent times, he has maintained a business-like attitude with Zhang Xi, but Wei Yan really can't stand Yang Yi.
The cause was that Wei Yan threatened Yang Yi with his beard and glare, but the breaking point was when Wei Yan followed Zhang Xi's military order and went to collect the army's food and grass, but Yang Yi made things difficult for him.
You said this is the same for Yang Yi. If you are asked to take charge of the distribution of grain and grass, you can do whatever you want. Just distribute the grain and grass to Wei Yan obediently.
If you have to talk too much, sarcastically say that Wei Yan is not good at numeracy, and he gives too much and gives too little. He, the leading general, actually doesn't know how to count.
This is what Yang Yi is doing wrong. You are a grain and grass officer, why are you talking so rudely to a general in the army? !
Wei Yan was originally dissatisfied with the fact that he, the prefect of Hanzhong, had to come to collect food and grass in person, but now Yang Yi made Wei Yan so angry that he really drew his sword this time.
Yes, I don’t know the art of numerology, but I know that military law is ruthless.
You bastard, if you dare to give me less than a grain of rice, I will chop you down! ! !
This is what Wei Yan said to Yang Yi. After saying that, Wei Yan took his sword and left directly with his guards without receiving any military rations.
This frightened Yang Yi enough, but after the scare, Yang Yi also realized that he might be in trouble, so he hurriedly reported it to Zhuge Liang, adding fuel to the fire and shifting all the blame for the matter to Wei Yan.
Zhuge Liang was also speechless.
"Each army has its own set of provisions and fodder, how dare you mess up?!" Zhuge Liang first scolded Yang Yi.
Come on, it won't work without reprimanding. Is this Yang Yi out of his mind and doesn't know how much he weighs? !
After all, Wei Yan is the prefect of Hanzhong appointed by the King of Hanzhong and a general in the army. He can blow his beard and glare at you in front of me because he has the confidence.
But you, Yang Yi, are just a military chief. You just have to do your job well. Are you going to compete with the generals in the army and you have enough to eat? !
Zhuge Liang really didn't want to care about this matter, but considering that Yang Yi's ability to allocate food and grass is really rare, it is really not easy to find someone who understands the art of mathematics these days. Although Zhang Xi seems to claim to be good at it Well, you can't let a front army general calculate the food and grass expenses for you, right? !
Therefore, because of Yang Yi's rare ability, Zhuge Liang had to wipe Yang Yi's butt and went to Zhang Xi's military tent in person. On the one hand, he gave a little explanation, and on the other hand, he personally delivered food to Zhang Xi.
Although Yang Yi was targeting Wei Yan this time, what delayed him was the daily training in Zhangxi Camp. This time Yang Yi offended two people at once.
To put it bluntly, with Zhang Xi's status, if he really wanted to target Yang Yi and hold Yang Yi accountable, Zhuge Liang would not be able to say anything.
And Zhuge Liang vaguely remembers that it seems that Yang Yi once offended Zhang Xi, when Zhang Xi was the governor of Badong County. I hope that boy is not so vindictive.
(End of chapter)
