"Because of the critical location of Yanzhou, there are 200,000 elite troops stationed there, and it is only three to five days' journey from the imperial capital. Therefore, the Holy Emperor has never trusted us and other nobles as generals." Wei Huan shook his gray eyebrows and said, Hei Ran said, "Over the years, the generals of this state have always come from poor families! The current commander-in-chief of the Yanzhou Army, Lu Haozhi, came from a humble background. His father was a white man, and his mother was a businessman! His wife was also from a commoner family. But relying on his own talent and luck, he rose from being a mere commander to his current position!"
Wei Zhenghong changed his expression and said, "Could it be that the person Wei Qingxiao... was related to is this person?"
"It is the junior of this person who saved and nurtured me!" Wei Huan sighed and said, "This Lu Hao's father died early, his mother was sick, and he had several younger siblings. Originally, as the eldest son, he He should be responsible for the family's livelihood, but he had a bad youth. He contracted a serious illness when he was ten years old and was about to die. His younger brother and sister were crying on the roadside because of hunger and were killed by Qin, a scholar in the village. Mrs. Zheng, Hu's wife, saw them passing by and stopped to ask. After learning what had happened, Mrs. Zheng immediately took the two children back to her home, served them with food, and together with her husband Qin Hu, pawned them off as her own hairpin. The doctor rescued Lu Haozhi. Not only that, after Lu Haozhi recovered from his illness, he took his younger siblings to the scholar's home to pay his respects. Qin Hu also persuaded him to take time to study literature and literacy with him so that he could find a leisurely job in the city and take care of his younger siblings. , serve the mother.”
"Later, Lu Haozhi acted according to Qin Hu's words, and was recommended by Qin Hu to join the Yanzhou army as a clerk. Only then did he stand out with his own talents... Therefore, Lu Haozhi and his family regarded Qin Hu and his wife as their reborn parents. In order to repay the favor, Lu Haozhi, together with his siblings, worshiped them as his adoptive father and mother. However, Qin Hu's two biological children had only one son, and this son only gave birth to a daughter. She was adopted from the Lu family - the girl named Qin Lian'er is only nine years old this year. Because Qin Hu was old and sick, he went to the imperial capital to seek medical treatment. Feng, asked his younger brother to accompany him. Qin Hu dotes on his granddaughter and specially brings Qin Lian'er with him. "
Wei Huan spoke slowly about what happened, "As a result, Qin Hu asked for Ji Congyuan's skill, and his condition gradually recovered. He felt sorry for his granddaughter who stayed with him every day and had not yet seen the prosperity of the imperial capital. Because he was not recovered from his illness, it was not suitable to go out, so he sent her away. I'm going to take Qin Lian'er out for some fun. I don't want to be met by Wei Qingxiao..."
Wei Zhenghong said in a deep voice: "Does Wei Qingxiao not know the relationship between this woman and Lu Haozhi?"
"So what if you know? Wei Qi once worked for Yanzhou to control Lu Haozhi!" Wei Huan sneered, "Although he has resigned, how could that idiot Wei Qingxiao think that he was born as a commoner and once was Does Lu Haozhi, his father’s former subordinate, take him seriously?”
He shook his head and said gloomily, "Wei Qi knew that this disaster was coming and did not dare to hide it. As soon as he learned the news, he told his father the whole story. Even though his father wanted to separate him and Wei Qingxiao. The hatred can only be relieved by cutting it into minced meat immediately, but what he said is right. If you can't write two words of Wei in one sentence, you know that this hall is still Fengzhou Wei after all! , must be dragged down by it!”
Wei Zhenghong frowned and said, "Father, do you mean to cover it up?"
"It must be covered up!" Wei Huan said in a deep voice, "You are in good health, which is a happy event for our family, but the Holy Father will be angry when he hears that we are happy, and happy when he hears that we are upset. Changjuan's incident has already embarrassed the Holy One. Although no one outside knows about it, why is it so easy to offend the Lord? , but we just gave him a clue to the Holy Emperor! We want to avoid being dragged down, so we can only help him... But my father also told Wei Qi that after the incident, we will not let a fool like Wei Qingxiao stay!"
Before he finished speaking, Wei Huan slapped several cases fiercely. There was no burning anger in his eyes, but his eyes were full of coldness!
There is such a trouble-making and unscrupulous young man in the clan. Whoever becomes the leader of the clan will feel like getting rid of him first and then quickly!
"...Why does it say it's a civil uprising?" Wei Zhenghong pondered for a moment and suddenly asked.
Lu Haozhi is the commander-in-chief of the Yanzhou Army. If he had an attack because of what happened to his niece, it would be a mutiny!
Wei Huan sighed: "Qin Hu knew that his granddaughter had been humiliated and committed suicide in shame. He angrily went to the magistrate's court to discuss the matter. However, he was slandered by the servants for theft, severely injured and thrown out of the door. Ji Congyuan did not dare to treat them and sent them back to Yan. Prefecture. The civil uprising was started by Qin Hu's son and his clan nephew. Lu Haozhi was in a dilemma after hearing about this incident, so he simply hung up and left. The problem is that he didn't just come out of the blue. As soon as he left, the 200,000-year-old Yanzhou army was left without a commander, and the army was in chaos. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the commander's golden seal and the tiger talisman for mobilizing troops were also missing from the imperial capital! After receiving the news, I hurriedly sent an imperial envoy to Yanzhou to take charge of the overall situation. Since there is no gold seal or a complete set of tiger talismans, it is simply a matter of standing firm! There is no one to suppress the civil uprising, is it just getting worse? "
After a pause, he added, "Not only that, the tax collection day this year is coming soon. Some people are spreading rumors that Wei Qingxiao insulted Qin Lian'er for some other reason, just to find a reason to increase taxes on Yanzhou." . This is because Yanzhou’s taxes are lighter than those of most states and counties in the country, which caused the imperial court to be dissatisfied, so they deliberately used Qin Lian’er to attack Yanzhou!”
Wei Zhenghong's expression changed for a moment and he said: "I understand, kid. When will the kid leave for Yanzhou?"
"You're not going." Wei Huan heard this but shook his head and said softly, "Although your body has recovered well, you have been bedridden for many years. Ji Qubing suggested that after you recover, you should recuperate for a few days before worrying about it, why do you have to travel far away now? Or is it such a laborious thing?”
"Sixth brother?" Wei Xinyong is now Wei Zhenghong's sixth cousin, but Wei Zhenghong has not met him yet. This is because when Wei Xinyong was adopted to Ruiyu Hall, Wei Zhenghong was still ill and the two were of the same generation, so Wei Xinyong did not go to Leyiyuan to see him.
Later, when Wei Zhenghong began to recover, Wei Xinyong had already arrived in the imperial capital.
Wei Zhenghong had only heard about this cousin who was born in the same clan. He was well-known in the city for his talent and appearance.
However, this civil uprising in Yanzhou is no small matter. The 200,000-strong army is leaderless and is no joke.
Not to mention that the three places adjacent to Yanzhou all bordered Beirong. Although there was a state in Hanhai to the west, it was mostly Gobi, barren and flat. The troops and horses came and went roaring like the wind, making it difficult to stop them. There is no dangerous ground to defend...
The only thing that prevented the Rong people from attacking Yanzhou from here at will was the vastness of the Gobi desert, where not a single blade of grass grew, and transportation and supplies were all a problem. In the past, Yanzhou guarded the grain and grass supplied to the three states, and there were 200,000 troops stationed in it. There are few Rong people coming, but they are just giving credit to the Yanzhou army. There were so many soldiers coming that it was difficult to keep up with the baggage passing through the Gobi, not to mention it was impossible to hide it from the Yanzhou army.
But now the commander-in-chief of Yanzhou, thinking of his kindness, walked away, taking away the golden seal and the tiger talisman. Even when the imperial envoy arrived, he could not quickly calm down the situation... The civil uprising was raging and no one suppressed or appeased it, and the entire Yanzhou was turned into a mess...
The soldiers are not fools. Now that they know the news, they are afraid that they will already be preparing their troops to take advantage of the situation.
If one is not good, the peaceful and prosperous age that is now whitewashed for the saints will be directly beaten into powder!
The most terrifying thing is that Wei Qingxiao cannot be blamed entirely for what happened this time, but he was also responsible for it. Naturally, he alone cannot bear the consequences of such a big event, but who calls him a serious member of the Wei family? Last time, because of Wei Changjuan's incident, Wei Xinyong went to the palace in person to meet the saint alone, which was quite forcing him to go to the palace.
Now that the Holy One has seized such an opportunity, he will definitely not let the Wei family go...
So even though Wei Huan wanted to kill Wei Qingxiao ten thousand times, now he had to help him clear away the responsibility for this matter.
Only if Wei Qingxiao escapes from the Yanzhou civil uprising can he ensure that this fire does not burn the entire Wei family!
Wei Zhenghong understood these truths, so he was a little worried: "Although Xinyong is very smart, is he too young? Since the matter is serious, it is better for the child to go there in person."
"He has already set off two days ago." Wei Huan shook his head and said, "It is much faster to get from the imperial capital to Yanzhou than if we receive the news and ask you to go to Yanzhou. The Holy One has already learned about this, and I am afraid that it will be here now Sheng Yi was summoned to question... Fortunately, although Wei Qingxiao deserved death, his brother Wei Qingchen responded quickly. After learning about the Yanzhou civil uprising and Qin Lian'er, he immediately ordered him to go to court to defend himself, calling the Yanzhou mob I have been resisting the tax for a long time, and this time I used Qin Hu to go to Beijing to seek medical treatment, and sent Qin Lian'er to seduce Wei Qingxiao, thinking that with this statement, Sheng Yi can survive for a few days."
Fengzhou is indeed much farther from Yanzhou than the imperial capital to Yanzhou, and the news they got also came from the imperial capital... Wei Zhenghong also knew that although his health was better, he could not work as hard as ordinary people - considering his age, he I have passed the age where I can work as hard as I want. Even if he leaves for Yanzhou now, he will definitely take a car and drive slowly. Everything may have been settled by the time he gets there.
Thinking of this, Wei Zhenghong sighed and said, "I hope Xinyong will live up to his father's expectations."
Then he frowned again and said, "Father, Xinyong Dui Zhibentang..."
"He really wants to get rid of Wei Qingxiao quickly." Wei Huan said indifferently, "But it is not his wish to only get rid of Wei Qingxiao. Wei Qingxiao and his son have ruined the whole room of Wei Ji. Withered, Wei Xinyong will naturally have to repay the same with interest. If he adds insult to injury to Wei Qingxiao this time, even though Wei Qingxiao will not have an easy time, the final result will be that I, the Wei family in Fengzhou, will be forced to fight for him. This is the crime of raping a young daughter of a good family and causing the civil uprising in Yanzhou. By then, my Wei family will be suppressed, and he will not be able to escape. Moreover, my father has already told him that if he can prevent me, Rui Yutang, from this incident. If he is harmed, Wei Qingxiao will be handed over to him! If he doesn't do his best, or even deliberately interferes with it, his father will hand him and his brother over to Wei Qi!"
Wei Huan smiled lightly and said, "Since he has endured it for so many years, he doesn't care about a few more years. My son can rest assured!"
Having said that, what Wei Huan is really thinking about is: Even though Qin Lian'er's incident this time was an accident, it has clearly been taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives. It is said that rumors have been flying in Yanzhou for a long time. Otherwise, how could he be born in Ranli Hall? Imperial envoy Liu Jing couldn't control the situation
All the baggage of the Liu Jiajun of Donghu must be transported from Yanzhou! Once something happens in Yanzhou, it means that the Liu Jiajun, who are constantly fighting with the Rong people, can only use the Liu family's private treasury to keep the soldiers from mutinying or escaping. After all, the Liu Jiajun is facing the invasion of the Rong people and cannot be reduced at all. How could the Liu family be willing to use their own savings to maintain the tranquility of the Northern Territory of the Wei Dynasty? Although Liu Jing is a member of Weiyuan Marquis Liu Sijing, this time even Taiwei Liu Sihuai put aside the rift with his brother and worked together to support Liu Jing in stabilizing the situation in Yanzhou as soon as possible!
Even if this fails to suppress the chaos in Yanzhou, how can Wei Huan safely let his eldest son, who has finally recovered, take risks
"Wei Xinyong is really a bit young, and it would be too risky to leave this matter to him. But letting Wei Qi go there in person is not possible. Firstly, Chen Guang will not be able to come up in time. Secondly, if he takes the opportunity to make a comeback, it will be Ruiyu who "Trouble in the hall!" Wei Huan lowered his head to drink tea to hide a trace of worry in his eyes...
"I can only hope for God's blessing! Otherwise..." (To be continued)