The last three kingdoms

Chapter 451 Jiang Wei's Inverse Scale
Chen Shou told Jiang Wei that now Liu Yin's army has marched into Hanzhong, taking gold and Lecheng. The purpose of Yin sending him to Langzhong was to unite with Jiang Wei and ask Jiang Wei to hold Zhong Hui in Shuzhong, and then carry out a north-south attack to force Zhong Hui, who was in a desperate situation, to surrender.

Years of military career have long created Jiang Wei's character of being unfazed by favor and humiliation. At this moment, Jiang Wei's heart may already be full of turmoil, but his face is still calm and calm. He just smiled lightly and said: "Cheng Zuoyuan came here exhausted by boat and car, and I have already ordered the subordinates to prepare a little wine, and listen to the wind for Chengzuo. It's just that the current situation is difficult, and now Langzhong can't compare with Chengdu. If you are negligent, please invite Haihan."

Although Chen Shou had been Jiang Wei's boss before, he was already a person close to Liu Yin at the moment, and Jiang Wei's etiquette was naturally not lacking, but Chen Shou felt a little bit of life in his politeness, Chen Shou understood his mission, and he knew better that Liu Yin sent him here because of his relationship with Jiang Wei's old subordinate. Chen Shou said anxiously: "General, this matter is related to the survival of the great man's country, please The general should decide as soon as possible."

Jiang Wei smiled calmly and said: "This matter is very important, you have to allow me to discuss it with the generals before making a decision. Cheng Zuo, this matter is not in a hurry, why do you need to be anxious?"

Chen Shou also felt that he had lost his composure, so he saluted and bowed to leave.

Jiang Wei watched Chen Shou leave, the smile on his face gradually became stiff, but his eyes became cold and severe.It stands to reason that Liu Yin won the great victory in Guanlong, captured Chang'an City, and returned to Hanzhong, rescued Han and Le, and pushed Zhonghui's invading army to a desperate situation. This is extremely exciting news.In other words, Jiang Wei's strategy of gathering troops and gathering valleys did not completely fail, but Liu Yin used another sub-method to complete it.

But at this moment, Jiang Wei's heart is very complicated, with sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, and five flavors. As the most loyal and loyal minister of the Shu Han, the Shu army was able to regain Hanzhong and take Guanlong, which undoubtedly made him happy. Dead man!The teacher Zhuge Jiuquan knows it, and he will be able to sleep in peace with a smile on his face.

But as a powerful minister, Jiang Wei was not happy at all.

Jiang Wei is a man with great ambitions, but he is not a man of grandeur. In the midst of power struggles, it is by no means accidental that Jiang Wei can get to where he is today.Jiang Wei has won the respect of Zhuge Liang since he descended to Shu. He learned all of Zhuge Liang's lifelong learning, and took Zhuge Liang as his example. He devoted his life to revitalizing the Han Dynasty.After Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wan and Fei Yi came to power successively. However, Jiang Wan and Fei Yi were political figures who were content with the status quo and did not think about the Northern Expedition. There are often less than [-] soldiers, which hits the smug Jiang Wei quite a blow.

From that moment on, Jiang Wei understood a truth, if you don't have absolute power, you can only be reduced to someone else's supporting role, and you will end up accomplishing nothing.So after Fei Yi's death, Jiang Wei monopolized the military power, firmly grasped the Shu Han army in his own hands, and became the only powerful minister in the Shu Han Dynasty.Huang Hao was deeply favored by Liu Chan at that time, and conspired to replace Jiang Wei with Yan Yu.This undoubtedly hit Jiang Wei's pain point. In a rage, he even drew his sword and wanted to kill Huang Hao. Huang Hao was so frightened that he kowtowed to Jiang Wei to make amends. In the end, it was Liu Chan who became a peacemaker. It's over.

Military power is Jiang Wei's backing. If anyone dares to have the slightest plot, Jiang Wei will be impatient. It doesn't matter whether you are a high-ranking minister or a jester favored by the emperor, Jiang Wei will not show you any sympathy.In addition, Jiang Wei was too lazy to care about the intrigues above the court and the power struggle between loyal and traitors, and turned a blind eye to the matter.Back then when Huang Hao made the court into a mess, Jiang Wei didn't come forward. The only time he made a move was because Huang Hao touched Jiang Wei's fundamental interests.

Jiang Wei has always been in control of the Shu Han army except the Imperial Forest Army. In its heyday, Jiang Wei had nearly [-]% of the Shu Han army in his hands.There were only eleven Northern Expeditions, and the loss was staggering. The proportion of Jiang Wei's army had been declining, but even when the Wei army invaded, Jiang Wei still had more than half of the Shu army's strength in his hands, and he was still a well-deserved general of the Shu Han.

But Liu Yin's strong rise made Jiang Wei feel a little uneasy.From Chen Shou's mouth, Jiang Wei learned that Liu Yin marched northward with only [-] men two years ago, and now he has [-] troops. No matter in terms of strength or merit, Liu Yin has clearly suppressed him. over his head.Although Jiang Wei is still the No. [-] figure in the Shu Han army - the general, he is very clear that the current Shu Han army is no longer dominated by his family.

Liu Yin's dominance made Jiang Wei faintly feel threatened. This is a feeling Jiang Wei has never felt since Fei Yi was assassinated in Yanxi 16 years ago.

Jiang Wei has always followed the will of Prime Minister Zhuge as an example, and none of the eleven Northern Expeditions succeeded. Jiang Wei is very clear that the voices of opposition to him within the Kingdom of Shu are getting louder and louder, but the opposition has never been able to come up with a single one. Substantial leaders replaced him, even Yan Yu, whom Huang Hao named, retreated at critical moments. After all, marching and fighting is not a child's play, and it is not an easy task to compete with the mighty Wei State.This is also Jiang Wei's capital, and no one can shake his position.

But now it’s different. Liu Yin sent his troops to the Northern Expedition. No matter what the reason was, they always got Chang’an. If the news reached the Shu Han court in Nanzhong, it is estimated that the government and the public would be shaken, and the opposition would be even more eager to move.Jiang Wei suffered repeated defeats in the past two years. He lost Hanzhong, Dazhong, and Jiange. Moreover, he also recovered Hanzhong, far surpassing him in terms of merit and strength, and it seems that Liu Yin's replacement of him seems to be well deserved.

Jiang Wei felt the infinite pressure at this moment, it seemed to be extremely heavy, and he was a little out of breath.

Jiang Wei took a deep breath, and two cold lights shot out from his deep eyes. He who has truly stood at the pinnacle of power will never allow power to be sidelined, never!
He must come up with effective means to turn the tide and regain his glory.

"Pass on my order, all battalion generals and schools, come to the account immediately to discuss matters!"

(End of this chapter)