"Ming Peitang was in a state of turmoil a few decades ago due to the sudden death of the old feudal lord and his wife. Xinyong heard privately that if the clan lord hadn't helped Shen Xuan at the critical moment, I'm afraid Shen Xuan and Shen Zhou would have also It is impossible to suppress the people from the side branches so quickly. Now that Ming Peitang's descendants are prosperous, and there are as many famous Zhilan Yushu as Shen Zangfeng in the imperial capital, and there are many in-laws, how can the Holy Emperor be at ease? "
Wei Xinyong said calmly, "As for my Fengzhou Wei family, forgive Xinyong for speaking bluntly—the lord and Wei Qi both became officials. Outsiders don't know the real reason, so how could the Holy One not know it? After the lord took office, Wei Qi was recommended to take over. I'm afraid that the position of Situ was not motivated by his true intentions, but was it just a hint from the Holy One? In recent years, the Holy One has placed great trust in Wei Qi. Is it just because Wei Qi Jian is in the Emperor's heart? Is it because he knows how important this church is to this sect? , He coveted the position of Lord of the Valve! Wei Qi came to the throne two years ago. If the Holy Emperor really believed in Wei Qi and believed that the Wei Dynasty could not lack such a talented person, how could he just retain him a few times? "
Wei Huan stroked his beard for a moment and said: "Since my nephew is a descendant of our clan, I cannot hide these inside stories from you: you are right."
"The feudal lord and Wei Qi joined the official posts together and have been 'retiring' in Fengzhou for a year or two, but still no one has come back." Wei Xinyong said calmly, "How could someone who knows the real reason why these two people became official officials not speculate? Is it because the clan leader and Wei Qi are equally matched, and although both sides suffered in the past, but now it is difficult to tell the winner, so they can only continue to remain in a stalemate in Fengzhou? "
Wei Huan sighed and said: "I am already declining, and Wei Qi is not in his prime. If we don't see the results after many years, even if we see the results in the future, it will be meaningless."
Wei Xinyong ignored his seemingly true lament that he was old and made people doubt that he could continue to make a difference. He only continued: "Especially in the first month of this year, the family sister-in-law Duanmu died of illness. Although it sounds like it is He died unexpectedly. However, Ji Qubing and his disciples are nowhere to be found. Does Xinyong think it might have something to do with the clan leader or the old lady? "
"Some family scandals made my good nephew laugh." Wei Huan frowned slightly when he said this. At that time, he actually disapproved of forcing his second daughter-in-law to death under the current situation. However, the old wife felt sorry for her granddaughter and was determined to teach her second wife a harsh lesson for Wei Changying, so she caught Duanmu insulting her and wanted justice. Wei Huan thought about the fact that his old wife had been wronged at the hands of his aunt's mother many times after he followed him. The couple were only able to achieve what they are today by working together, but they were hesitantly executed by Mrs. Song first and then executed.
Not long after that, an imperial edict came from the imperial capital granting Wei Changfeng a marriage, and Mrs. Song also felt extremely regretful.
Wei Huan said this lightly, and Wei Xinyong understood it. He didn't ask the reason, and just said: "The emperor is aware of the difficulties in Ruiyu Hall. The clan nephew Changfeng is the proud disciple of Master Zhijiaozhai, and he is also the disciple of Master Zhijiao. The clan leader teaches by words and deeds, and has a brighter future than ordinary people! It's a pity that he was born a few years later, and is too young for the clan in charge. Brother Shengyi clan... It's no wonder that the clan master was in a dilemma before. But now that the family sister-in-law has passed away, I think the clan leader has already made a decision in his heart."
If his second daughter-in-law had not died, Wei Huan could still hope that Wei Shengyi would remember his uncle-nephew affection and not kill Wei Changfeng after passing Ruiyu Hall to him. But the old wife has already forced the second daughter-in-law to death - even if Wei Shengyi can do it, will the position of the leader of the clan be passed to Wei Changfeng after him? Both Wei Changyun and Wei Changsui are the biological flesh and blood of the second daughter-in-law. The revenge for killing their mother... Even if Wei Changfeng did not kill her, they are still closely related to Wei Changfeng. How can they not avenge her
Even if Sun Zhitian of this house swore poisonous oaths, Wei Huan would not believe it. Now, if he wants to protect his descendants from killing each other, he can only support Wei Changfeng.
After all, Wei Changfeng did not suffer the loss of his second wife and became a householder in the future. As long as Wei Shengyi's second wife did not cause trouble, for the sake of reputation and his grandfather's instructions, the second wife could still have a way to survive.
"Young man Changfeng!" Wei Huan sighed lightly.
"But Your Majesty can't wait any longer." Wei Xinyong said with a faint smile, "Duanmu died of illness, and the clan leader did not want his descendants to kill each other in the future, so he could only choose his nephew Changfeng. Duanmu is the daughter of Jinxiu Duanmu, The family background of her natal family is not inferior to that of the Wei family. Before her, the Song family abandoned their niece, and then Duanmu died of illness... The key is that Song Yuwang is the direct uncle of the family nephew Changfeng. "
… A biological uncle always prefers a biological nephew, although there are always exceptions. But Mrs. Song and Song Yuwang, brother and sister, have no grudges or grudges. Even if they have never heard of how harmonious and friendly the two brothers and sisters are at home, they only saw that Song Yuwang’s only daughter was in Fengzhou when she went to the imperial capital from Jiangnan. After staying with my aunt's family for a few months, I knew that the relationship between the two parties could not go wrong.
Then, Song Yuwang's second son and Wei Changfeng's direct cousin Song Zaijiang divorced his wife Duanmu Wuse; a few months later, in the first month of this year, Wei Changfeng's second aunt, who was also born in the Duanmu family, I suddenly suffered from intestinal carbuncle, and "coincidentally" the two most trustworthy doctors in the country were not available, so I died of pain!
People who think deeply will naturally think that even though Duanmu Wuse, Song's wife in Xinjiang, was against the virtues of a woman, the Song family no longer wants this daughter-in-law. According to the tacit practice, they have to leave some dignity for the Duanmu family: Inform Duanmu Wuse's unworthy deeds to her natal family, and ask someone from her natal family to persuade Duanmu Wuse to "understand the righteousness", and continue to persuade her until she unexpectedly passes away, either accidentally or from an "illness".
At that time, the Duanmu family also sent people to make peace, and they must have mentioned such a method in private. But the Song family insisted on divorcing his wife in the end - according to Song Yuwang's character and status, he should not be a person who rashly became enemies with Jinxiu Duanmu for the sake of a daughter-in-law.
Since he did this despite not being such a person, there must be a reason for it. When Duanmu Wuse was divorced, every family in the imperial capital was very puzzled by Song Yuwang's move. There were many close friends of the Song family who came to intercede for the Duanmu family, or persuaded Song Yuwang not to offend his family members out of anger. Qi's family... But without exception, these people could not change Song Yuwang's mind.
It wasn't until Wei Changfeng's second aunt died of illness that many people suddenly realized: Was it because Song Yuwang had insisted that his second son divorce his wife before to help the Wei family? In other words, he was testing the Duanmu family on behalf of his biological nephew.
Duanmu Wuse was divorced, which spread a lot in the imperial capital. Many women of the same clan, such as Duanmu Yanyu, suffered a lot from their husbands' families because of Duanmu Wuse. But Jinxiu Duanmu could endure this tone...
Immediately afterwards, another Duanmu woman simply contracted the disease and died. The direct result was that Wei Changfeng indirectly formed a deadly feud with his second uncle's family, especially his cousin and cousin for murdering his mother. .
In order to keep his only legitimate grandson, Wei Huan could only choose Wei Changfeng to take over Ruiyu Hall!
Mrs. Song’s series of methods are clearly revealed!
From the perspective of the Holy Emperor, these things illustrate: first, the internal fighting in Ruiyu Hall is more intense than that of Ranli Hall; second, Mrs. Song is determined to support her own flesh and blood to rise to power, and has even won over Song Yu, who is both a clan nephew and the biological uncle of Wei Changfeng, hopes to be a helper.
The most important thing is the third one - all this shows that Wei Huan is old and can no longer suppress the fighting within the clan, which leads to the death of his second daughter-in-law from illness, a huge feud between his descendants, and the situation where he has to create a legitimate grandson!
Wei Xinyong could see through these, and Wei Huan knew it all too well. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has always believed that the unrest in the country and the unrest on the border are all caused by us and other aristocratic families stealing seats and eating vegetarian meals." We have the intention to wipe out the famous families and eradicate the famous families. However, although our families have great ambitions, they also know that they can only pursue it slowly and dare not act rashly. Now that our Ruiyu Hall is so weak, the Holy One naturally thinks that we are a fool. Excellent opportunity.”
"The Empress Dowager Ji died in the imperial capital on the first day of the lunar month. King Ji asked himself to guard the mausoleum for three years to fulfill his filial piety." Wei Xinyong said, "As a result, he only guarded the mausoleum for less than ten days, and he fainted in Anling because of too much pain. , was sent to the imperial capital for medical treatment by his follower Xingye, and has been 'recuperating' in Prince Ji's mansion until now. Even so, Prince Ji still cried for his mother every day, and was so sad that it made those who heard it sad and those who heard it shed tears! Now I am afraid that Prince Ji’s filial piety will be spread throughout the world!”
Wei Huan smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry about this. Shen Xuan is not confused. Since King Ji himself is sick, Shen Xuan will let him stay sick."
Wei Xinyong muttered: "The Holy Emperor is old and the Crown Prince is foolish and ignorant. Does the Lord think that Shen Xuan will really make Prince Ji sick all the time, or will the illness be just right?"
"My good nephew doesn't understand Shen Xuan." Wei Huan smiled slightly and said kindly, "There is no need to think about getting advice from me - as long as you know that I said this, you must be sure that Shen Xuan will not do it because Queen Ji is the queen. It’s his legitimate daughter who surrenders to King Ji!”
Wei Xinyong was not embarrassed when his purpose was exposed, and continued calmly: "Since the Valve Master said so, Xinyong will just follow it! But even if Shen Xuan doesn't want to be dragged into the water by King Ji, His Majesty may not be willing to agree? Otherwise, His Majesty Why go out of your way to recall King Ji at the end of last year?”
Wei Huan smiled lightly and said: "That is the matter of the Shen family. We are all surnamed Wei. Now let's talk about the affairs of the Wei family... The nephew thinks that Changfeng's blessings are not as good as those of Changying, but he doesn't know if the nephew can make up for it. Law?"
"The Holy Lord gave this marriage just to test whether our Wei family is really so weak. The marriage of the direct descendants of this sect can be arbitrarily designated by the royal family. According to the rumors, it was Miao Jieyu and Deng Guifei who were acting coquettishly and coquettishly in their company. "It has been decided between us," Wei Xinyong said, "My parents have always made the final decision on marriage. Even if outsiders are as close as the parents, they can't say anything. Although your Majesty is noble, you have not been invited by the two families." After the two sides discussed the matter, they only listened to the concubine’s advice and hurriedly granted the marriage... They simply treated the nephew and the Su daughter as if they were slaves and married at will. How can I, the Wei family, endure such humiliation? "
Wei Huan said slowly: "My dear nephew, does he know the consequences of not enduring it?"
"Wei Yu from the side branch of Ruiyu Hall is now a Situ, and his eldest daughter is Queen Run. Although the descendants do not know people with outstanding talents, Wei Yu is still not as old as the clan leader." Wei Xin chanted, "Not to mention the original clan master. He was recommended for the position of Situ. The reason why his descendants are not outstanding is because the feudal master takes a fancy to him. Wouldn’t it be possible for the emperor to take a fancy to him as well?”
"Moreover, Duke Jingping's Mansion." Wei Xinyong continued, "The prince Jingping's son was a famous scholar during his lifetime, but he died at the hands of 'rong people'. His sons all had the reputation of being virtuous and filial, so the Holy One wanted to grant him favors and even win him over." It's all reasonable. In addition, Brother Shengyi is in the imperial capital and is now a second-rank minister. He is not far away from the honor of the first rank, as long as the emperor's heart approves. "
"Aren't the Lieutenant Liu Sihuai of Ranli Hall and the Marquis of Weiyuan Liu Sijing originally cousins? However, because Liu Sihuai rose to prominence after becoming an official, he now has the ability to covet the position of leader of the clan for his own. This is a ready-made example. The clan nephew Changfeng has a clan leader and an old lady, and the clan brother Shengyi can also have a saint."
Wei Xinyong took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Otherwise, how could the clan master have acquiesced to this betrothal?"
"Yes, I did send the angel away politely." Wei Huan narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that you also agree with me that I will endure it to the end?"
"Tolerance can only last for a while." Wei Xinyong said, "The Holy Spirit wants to eradicate our noble family, but he is also deeply afraid of us. Since the Holy Heart is so contradictory, how can he not be suspicious? The nephew of the clan is The only grandson of the Valve Master, who is also the next Valve Master that the Valve Master must support now, is so hastily and haphazardly married... Even though Ruiyu Hall is deteriorating, but the Valve Master is still there, how can the Valve Master be willing to let his grandson suffer such humiliation? But I just endured it. I am afraid that the Holy One is doubtful and undecided at this moment. "
Wei Huan said kindly: "As a dying man, we can only resort to this empty city strategy, which is better than nothing."
"Since the Valve Master is here, how can Ruiyu Hall be empty?" Wei Xinyong chuckled, "With the Valve Master here, Ruiyu Hall should be as solid as a rock. The Holy One may or may not know this. But Xinyong thinks, Now the six clans in the country are probably discussing how to deal with this matter. After all, even if there is discord among the six clans, if the Holy Lord removes the Wei family today, who knows who will be there tomorrow? "
... After leaving Ruiyu Hall, Hu Nu asked Wei Xinyong in confusion: "Young Master, since the Holy One is not sure about the truth and falsehood of Ruiyu Hall, why do you need to directly issue an order? What if it is rejected by Chang Shangong, but it will bring shame on the Tian family? live?"
"Since Your Majesty has 'listened' to Empress Qian's slander and abandoned the eldest son of the Emperor, and now 'listened' to Empress Gu and Concubine Deng's slander and abandoned Empress Qian and the fourth son of the Emperor, now he has 'listened to' the words of the concubine and rashly granted the title to Yue" What's so weird about marriage?" Wei Xinyong smiled calmly and said, "Anyway, the Holy Emperor is too lazy to hang around the harem for only a year or two, and he doesn't just listen to the words of the women in the palace and do whatever he wants - in the final analysis. , His Majesty dared to do this under the pretense of being stupid, which just proves that His Majesty is afraid of us and other clans, and is afraid of directly testing it, which will alert the six clans in the world! "
The tiger slave suddenly understood and said: "Young Master Wei Dao heard that the Queen Mother Ji died, so he just prepared to leave as usual. He heard that Wei Changfeng was given a marriage, but he immediately worked day and night to deal with the affairs of the county. He came here at starry night!"
"If we were a step too late, wouldn't we have missed a good opportunity?" Wei Xinyong muttered, "Even if Wei Huan is dragged down by the internal fighting in Ruiyu Hall, even if Wei Qi is trapped in Fengzhou, there is nothing he can do... I expected to send the entire Zhiben Hall to pay homage to my father and eldest sister. How could I stay in a small place like Chaoyun County for the rest of my life? If it wasn't forced by the situation at that time..."
He shook his head, glanced at the crowd that was getting thicker outside the car, stopped cautiously, and whispered, "Go to the prepared place to change your luggage first - do you recognize the house of Chen Ruping's youngest son?"
The tiger slave nodded: "You know the location roughly, I think it's not difficult to find."
"That's good. Try not to ask for directions, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble and impression." Wei Xinyong murmured, "Wei Huan has almost agreed to my request. Mrs. Song... this one is her direct relative. But I care about it to the core, I hope she can give me some surprises!”
The tiger slave said with a smile: "Young Master has every plan, and he will definitely be able to convince Mrs. Song to achieve her wish!"
Wei Xinyong laughed at himself and said: "A perfect plan? Humans are not gods, so who can count a perfect plan? I just try my best..."
He slightly opened the car curtain and looked outside. What he saw was the bustling streets, but deep in his pupils was the indifference of the distant mountains that never melted away from the snow all year round. (To be continued)