"Jiang Boyue! Do you know your crime?!"
Liu Shan demanded furiously.
Jiang Wei knelt before the emperor, his head lowered and his expression conflicted.
After Jiang Wei returned to court, Liu Shan hastily summoned Zhang Yi. Only then did he learn that Zhang Yi had been captured alive. At that moment, Liu Shan nearly exploded with rage.
In some respects, Liu Shan was very similar to Sima Anshi. He was fairly tolerant, and both could be considered generous men. Of course, he certainly was not as generous as Sima Anshi.
He rarely lost his temper and treated his ministers courteously.
But at this moment, he truly could not hold himself back.
This was not because the army had suffered heavy casualties, but because he felt there was something wrong with Jiang Wei.
Back when Fei Yi was assassinated, quite a few people had privately believed Jiang Wei was responsible.
Liu Shan trusted Fei Yi greatly-more than he trusted Jiang Wei, at any rate.
Historical records described Fei Yi as humble and frugal. He never amassed wealth for himself, and he and his family wore plain clothes. He went about without attendants, just like an ordinary person.
He assisted Liu Shan in governing Shu Han. When Jiang Wei wanted to campaign, Fei Yi did not oppose him, but neither did he indulge him.
Each time, he gave him only ten or twenty thousand men and told him, "Even Chancellor Zhuge could not defeat the enemy back then. Our abilities fall far short of his, so how could we accomplish what even he could not?"
The strategy now was to govern diligently, strengthen their defenses, and wait for changes in the realm, leaving future generations to inherit their cause and seek an opportunity to accomplish their great undertaking.
Later, Fei Yi held