... It was already late when Shen Zangfeng returned to the inner room, but the lamp was still lit in the tent.
He took off his outer robe, tiptoed into the tent and took a look. Sure enough, his wife, Wei Changying, was holding a book in her hand, leaning against her pocket, her brows were slightly furrowed, her long eyelashes were drooped, her breathing was light and breathless, but she was wearing plain clothes. And fell asleep.
Shen Zangfeng went up and pulled the corner of the quilt for her, trying to pull out the hidden bag, but he woke her up. Before she could open her eyes, she swung her palm across his neck. Shen Zangfeng quickly grabbed it with his backhand and said angrily and funny: "It's me."
"Huh?" Wei Changying relaxed after hearing her husband's voice, and responded in a daze, "You're back?"
"I told you that I'm afraid I'll be back late today, so just go to bed first." Shen Zangfeng put her hand under the quilt, pulled out the golden hairpin that she had randomly tied up after bathing, and put it next to the couch. He put the begonia-style incense table on the table and said softly, "Why are you still waiting for me?"
Guard Chief Yingren was still a little confused, but he instinctively refused: "Is it wrong for me to wait for you?"
"Yes, it's my husband's fault." Shen Zangfeng originally felt sorry for his wife. Seeing that Wei Changying was annoyed, he quickly changed his attitude, coaxed her with gentle words, leaned over and kissed her cheek, and said with a low smile. , "Okay, now that you see your husband coming back, should you rest easy and sleep?"
However, Wei Changying slept for a while, and when he woke up, he felt energetic. He rubbed his eyes. After he also got on the bed to sleep, he took the initiative to lean over and asked, "Where's Yu Jia?"
"I told him to talk it out, and he finally figured it out and promised not to make any decisions in the future." When Shen Zangfeng heard her ask this, he sighed slightly and said, "He will take care of the other people... Yes He has a choice in whether to kill or not." He then said, "The white horse from last time..."
"I told you, I'm fine anyway, let's forget it." Wei Changying said disapprovingly. She knew that Shen Zangfeng had called Shen Yujia over today and would scare him by sending Shen Yujia to the imperial capital to recuperate. But in fact, it was impossible for Shen Zangfeng to let Shen Yujia leave the Xiliang Army unless he had to.
Not to mention that Shen Youjia had been in the Xiliang army for many years and his prestige was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Once such a veteran general was sent away for no reason, the morale of the army would definitely be shaken. And Shen Zangfeng will return to the imperial capital in the second half of this year to resume his duties. It is hard to say whether he will come to Xiliang again in the next short time. In other words, once Shen Youjia leaves, Shen Zangfeng himself cannot stay to appease the morale of the army. Although Qiudi is severely injured and divided, he has become the feud of the Wei Dynasty for hundreds of years. Wugumeng and Ayitahu I'm not a fool, it would be strange not to take advantage of such a good opportunity.
Furthermore, Shen Youjia was very protective of Shen Zangfeng, at least on the scene. Ever since Shen Zangfeng arrived in Xiliang, he has always been on Shen Zangfeng's side. For the sake of the reputation of the Shen family, Shen Zangfeng would not be able to declare that in order to send out troops again to wipe out the Di people, he would not hesitate to collude with the Di people to set up the sect. Then Shen Youjia's overt promotion and covert demotion would become Shen Zangfeng's unfair reward and punishment. , or even jealous of talents, which is very detrimental to Shen Zangfeng.
What's more, Shen Zangfeng has been in Xiliang for more than two years and is already very familiar with Shen Youjia, and the two of them work together very well. If the commander is suddenly changed again, if war breaks out again, Shen Zangfeng will definitely need to get to know him again.
No matter what, it is more cost-effective to conquer Shen Yujia than to deal with him.
Wei Changying was not a narrow-minded person, and the incident with the white horse was a wake-up call for her.
At this moment, she naturally supported her husband in choosing a more advantageous way. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "I wonder why Shen Youyi acted so recklessly before. The two brothers are actually dissatisfied with us!"
Shen Zangfeng sighed and said: "Our sect has held a high position in the court for many years. Yize was adopted by Sangzi, so we were sheltered and grew up in peace and beauty. However, the people in Xiliang often suffered from the invasion due to the frequent invasions of the Di people. He lost his life for this. Yujia was born and raised in Xiliang, and almost all of his parents and uncles died at the hands of the Di people. Therefore, the two brothers hated the Di people very much. This is human nature. In fact, I asked him to retreat before. He was very reluctant at that time, but at that time he probably thought that I would send troops again after reorganizing the military affairs, but he didn't expect that I had no such plan, so he started thinking on his own. Of course, this was also because Mo Ye seduced him. reason."
"Mo Ye... what should we do with this person?" Wei Changying frowned and reminded, "Do you really want to send someone to deal with him? After all, he is the eldest brother's biological flesh and blood, and the eldest brother is very guilty of him. . What if my brother knows about this..."
"Alas!" Shen Zangfeng sighed, "How could I bear to take action? But my father's people have already gone to Dibu... In fact, I only received the news this morning. So I just told Yujia this way, but I also told him that A reminder!”
Wei Changying was stunned - Mo Ye was Shen Xuan's eldest grandson in terms of blood... and he was such a wealthy and experienced eldest grandson. She thought Shen Xuan would choose to persuade or force Mo Ye back to the imperial capital for discipline. But I didn't expect that Shen Xuan would directly give the order to assassinate him...
There is a saying that tiger poison does not eat its seeds... Wei Changying did not speak for a long time, but his husband whispered: "So when I return to the imperial capital, if my eldest brother has anything to say to you, please bear with me for my sake. After all, What my father did was nominally saying that Mo Ye had not recognized his ancestors and was not considered a member of the Shen family. Privately, he had been complaining about our Shen family. He had even done things like seduce Yu Jia, so he really couldn't stay any longer. I thought that my father did this because he was thinking about Guang'er and the others... and because he was afraid that we would be in trouble in the future."
Mo Ye has been discriminated against and bullied because her mother was a princess of the Di people but had a child out of wedlock with a Wei man. As the grandson of a great chanyu, she was treated like a slave in the tribe and had to take care of her sick and destitute biological mother. Under such circumstances, he climbed up to Ayitahu's son-in-law, who was the guard of the royal tent when the Great Chanyu was there and now regarded himself as the son-in-law of the Great Chanyu. He even married Princess Mansha, known as the most beautiful woman in Qiudi.
Such a scheming, forbearing, brave and resourceful person is still the oldest among Shen Xuan's grandchildren! His father is the eldest son... If he really recognizes him, even if he no longer hates the Shen family, what about fighting for the position of head of the Shen family? How will he treat the Shen family after he wins the position of clan leader? Especially his half-brothers and sisters
Shen Zangfeng is not afraid of him, but what about Shen Shuguang
The current eldest grandson of the Shen family, Shen Shuming, is four or five years younger than Mo Ye, but he is very different from Mo Ye in terms of scheming, not to mention Shen Shuguang, who is only three years old now
Even if Shen Shuguang is extremely talented, Wei Changfeng of Ruiyu Hall is an example - sometimes, the wisdom accumulated with age is incomparable to talent.
Shen Xuan has already learned the lesson of the difficulty of taking over Ming Peitang after his parents died early. How could he not notice Rui Yutang's previous embarrassment
Mo Ye is so shrewd and capable, and he has only just accomplished something at such a young age. It would be great if he could be recognized as a helping hand, but he is just too capable and shrewd to be reassuring! In order to watch his grandchildren grow up, Shen Xuan chose to disown him. But if you don't recognize him and let him live in Qiudi, he will become a serious problem for the Shen family sooner or later, so you can rest assured that he will be killed.
Naturally, Shen Xuan would not let Shen Zangfeng give the order to kill his grandson. Firstly, Shen Zangfeng was concerned about brotherhood and might not agree. Secondly, no parent would be willing to see fratricide among his own children, even if the brothers were disloyal. and scene.
Therefore, Shen Xuan and other assassins had almost arrived at Di Department before telling Shen Zangfeng that even if Shen Zangfeng wanted to save his nephew, it was too late. Shen Xuan had to do this difficult job himself. Shen Zangli was still Shen Xuan's son no matter what, so how could he kill his father for the sake of his son
Under this situation, Shen Zangfeng could only sigh secretly.
Wei Changying was silent for a moment and sighed: "I know. My father has really good intentions for our house. But it would be best for Wang Guang'er to be smarter, so as not to disappoint his father's expectations."
When the couple were talking at night on the same bed, Donghu, thousands of miles away, was exposed late at night.
Song Zaishui lived alone in a room, reading a newspaper carefully by candlelight. The more he read, his eyebrows could not help but gradually tighten.
Qingchun, the maid who was waiting next to her, observed her words and whispered: "Young madam, this newspaper... is there anything wrong?"
"The Yanzhou people's uprising has subsided, but our Donghu baggage is still missing." Song Zaishui put down the battle report in his hand, rubbed his forehead, and said tiredly, "I was wondering what this so-called subsidence actually meant. Is it better to say it first to appease people? But first of all, no matter what happens here in Yanzhou, there is also trouble in Youzhou. I hope this delay is due to Youzhou and not the two places. It’s better if something goes wrong.”
Qingchun asked in surprise: "Youzhou?" She was promoted from the four older partners in Chunjing. When Song Zaishui selected people, his first requirement was to be able to read characters roughly. Seeing that Song Zaishui had no objection, he turned his attention to I scanned the newspaper that had not been put away, and I saw in it that there was a story in Youzhou where the villagers thought that the taxes and labor were too heavy to bear, so they tied up the policemen who went to collect taxes and threw them into the river and drowned them alive. Condition.
"These people are so brave!" Qingchun couldn't help but said angrily.
Song Zaishui didn't think so. She said calmly: "You sow a grain of millet in the spring and harvest ten thousand grains in the autumn. There is no idle land in the world, and farmers are still starving to death. When people are forced to a desperate situation, what can't they do? The tax commission has been very practical in recent years. It is too heavy, and because Youzhou is close to Donghu, the transportation of baggage, the construction of city walls, and the construction of forts and docks require the common people to work. Once they are working, the fields will inevitably be distracted, but the taxes have not been reduced. In the long run, it is unbearable. , It’s really not surprising that something like this happens now.”
Qingchun choked. She was a daughter of the Song family. Although she was a slave, she was raised in a pampered way compared to ordinary people. Although she had read some books, she had little experience. She believed that it was natural for the common people to pay taxes, so when she heard that Some common people dared to resist taxes and kill officials, and they immediately felt that these people were too cruel.
But he didn't expect that Song Zaishui would actually speak up for these people.
However, what Song Zaishui really cares about is not the common people. She frowned and thought silently: "Youzhou and Yanzhou have many chivalrous people since ancient times. They are said to be chivalrous people. However, chivalrous people have always used martial arts to break the ban. I just want these people to resist the tax." Lai actually tied up the policemen who were acting under orders and drowned them before their eyes. You can see how cruel they were compared to the people in Yanzhou who started an uprising because of the bullying of innocent young girls and old men by Wei Qingxiao. , This matter in Youzhou is obviously not simple. Moreover, Youzhou is the ancestral home of the Pei family, and something like this happened under the pressure of the Pei family... This world is really going to be in chaos!"
Thinking of this, Song Zaishui's eyes narrowed, and he subconsciously glanced at the room next to him - there was a reason why she was not in the imperial capital but here. Previously, she had colluded with Wei Zhengyin to use Duanmu Xinmiao's personal concocted Shenyan. San stopped Su Yuwu from going into battle and only told him to stay in Donghu to recover from his illness for a while so that he could go back safely.
After that, Su Yuwu said goodbye to his parents and wife and rushed to Donghu. As expected, under the care of his personal servant, he "fell ill" before he could go into battle. At this time, Wei Zhengyin and his wife were worried that the truth would be exposed. Not only would Su Yuwu blame his parents and wife, but his own future would also be affected. Therefore, in order to be realistic, after receiving the news that Su Yuwu fell ill in Donghu, Wei Zhengyin immediately acted like before when he heard that Su Yuwu was seriously injured and her life was hanging by a thread. She cried out and rushed to Donghu to visit her son immediately, and also Go to the door in person and ask Duanmu Xinmiao to accompany him.
Because although Su Yuwu was very "sick" and bedridden this time, it was not as dangerous as the serious injury last time. Of course, the Su family also had to persuade Wei Zhengyin to calm down. Moreover, Su Yuwu realized that he had just recovered from his injury, but fell ill again before he went into battle. He was very embarrassed and refused the Liu family to send him back to the imperial capital.
So there was a quarrel in the Su family for a while, and Song Zaishui had to stand up and say that she came to Donghu to take care of her husband on behalf of her parents-in-law.
Wei Zhengyin knew that his son was fine, so he tried to protect Shen Biansan. Seeing his daughter-in-law stand up, he stepped down - after all, she didn't have to have her daughter-in-law to be a low-key and waiter in front of her every day to be a happy person. Song Zaishui went to Donghu to take care of her son, and maybe she could have a grandson as soon as possible.
No, Song Zaishui is here.
Because Su Yuwu was "ill", the couple lived in separate rooms.
Song Zaishui looked at the house where her husband lived, and couldn't help but think: "There are troubles in Yanzhou and Youzhou. These two states are behind Donghu, and they are also the prefectures and counties that support Donghu's transportation and labor. Now that something happened together, my husband is here, I don’t know if anything will happen to Donghu in the next few months.” (To be continued)