Taking advantage of the situation of setting up camp, Mo Binwei walked into the tent specially set up for Wei Xinyong, who was still ill.
There were two wind lanterns lighting up the tent, and under Wei Xinyong's feet was an exquisite Suan Ni gilt stove. The fine silver frost charcoal was burning in the stove, and it was warm, but there was no smell of fireworks.
The sixth master of Ruiyu Hall, who has been ill for many years, is not even a little thinner than a year ago, and his whole body is even a little out of shape. There was a strange paleness in his originally fair face, which made his eyes even more cold and bottomless.
Not only that, the tiredness between his brows was very obvious, which made Mo Binwei very worried about him: "Mr. Wei, today's march took too long?"
"It doesn't matter." Wei Xinyong took a sip of the hot ginseng tea in the tin slave, shook his head slightly, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "My body is too weak, and the march will not be easy. Rescue of the Imperial City is the most important thing now... Traveling eighty miles in one day is too slow! This opportunity is hard to come by. You must seize it and don't let the Qingzhou Army steal your limelight!"
Mo Binwei frowned: "But Mr. Wei has not recovered from his long illness..."
"This is exactly what I want to tell you today." Wei Xinyong dipped his hand in tea and quickly sketched a simple map from Fengzhou to the Imperial Capital on the small table. "It has been two days since we set out, but we have traveled more than a hundred miles. . And Fengzhou is a thousand miles away. According to the current marching speed, it will take at least ten days to reach the imperial capital. This does not include the bandits and refugees encountered on the way... By then, it will be too late. "
"So you must leave me behind, take the three thousand elite cavalry given by the Wei family, abandon all unnecessary baggage, and from now on, travel day and night, and travel as fast as possible!"
"There's no need." Mo Binwei shook his head, "After all, Huo County..."
Wei Xinyong interrupted: "Those people in Huoxian County are not fools!" He said solemnly, "They were so powerful before that even the Xuanjia Guards were in internal strife by them, and a hundred thousand troops were wiped out! But the Xuanjia Guards were wiped out! They are said to be elite, but they are only compared to those imperial guards who do nothing all day long! They are completely incomparable to the frontier troops!"
"They were able to occupy Huo County before. Firstly, it was because of the military troubles in the north, which attracted most of the attention of the monarchs and ministers in the court. Secondly, because the first emperor was fatuous and then the new emperor ascended the throne, there was always some turmoil in the court, so they didn't care about it for the time being. They—then the Rong people surrounded the imperial capital. If the Rong people had not blocked the imperial court's control over the Xuanjia Guards, and the death of the former Yulin Army Commander Gu Xiaode, the Xuanjia Guards would never have been so easy to deal with!"
Wei Xinyong coughed a few times, quickly took another sip of ginseng tea, stabilized his breath, and continued, "But what is the situation now? The imperial capital was lost, and the royal family and nobles fled one after another! Not counting the aristocratic families below, almost all the six clans in the country They are all here or in the Imperial Capital! The three major border armies are all involved. Even the Donghu Army, which was in chaos due to the assassination of Weiyuan Marquis, has sent some of its elite troops to rush to the Imperial Capital with all their might! Su Xiu Ming successfully broke out of the siege of Yanzhou and returned to their hometown to bring reinforcements!
"Counting the days, no matter how late the Xiliang army was, they would have set off more than half a month ago when Shen Zangfeng arrived in person; while the Qingzhou army was originally stymied by Zezhou, and after the news of the siege of the imperial capital spread, Su Yuwu, the third son of Fufengtang in the south of the Yangtze River, rushed to Zezhou at night and ordered the population of 15 counties near Zezhou to be relocated. He mobilized nearly 300,000 people in the southwest to work day and night to build a dam, and then dug up the largest river system in the southwest, Menghua. The river flooded Zezhou and fifteen nearby counties. The water reached the city and drowned 100,000 Siamese elites in one night! "
His eyes were calm, but his face was solemn, "Shen Zangfeng's reputation for being shrewd and capable had been secretly spread throughout the world as early as when Musuer was executed. This time the Su family regained Zezhou, Su Yuwu became famous instantly! These two people have become famous all at once! She is a queen of a famous family and is so ruthless. As long as those people in Huo County are not completely stupid, they will never stand in the way of the Qingzhou Army's rescue of our sect, otherwise they will delay the lives of important people in the Su family, waiting for them! , must be the Su clan's thunderous wrath! How can a bunch of chickens and dogs like them resist the relentless pursuit of a gangster? What's more, they have made a big fuss and stole the limelight of countless people, even if they are also bandits? There are also many people in the rebel party who don’t like them and are eager to take advantage of this opportunity to kill people!”
"So don't worry, if nothing else happens, Huo County should be an empty city at this moment." Wei Xinyong said happily, "You just go in the name of rescuing the children of the gentry. Who dares to stop you along the way? Then It’s like being an enemy of the famous families in the world!”
Mo Binwei frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Mr. Wei, after you designed to trick me into killing the guards of Ruiyu Hall, you analyzed the general trend of the world with me and declared that if I defected to the gentry, I would regret it later in life! But Mr. Zhao What I said today is that none of the refugees and bandits in the world dare to stop the nobles from rescuing... Doesn't it mean that even if Wei Zuo declines, the nobles will still prosper, so why did the young master say that I shouldn't join the nobles? "
At that time, Mrs. Song of Ruiyu Hall took a fancy to Mo Binwei's talent in trapping and killing Rong generals and setting up a route to Zhen Fugan, and she wanted to recruit him to serve her grandson Wei Changfeng.
At that time, Wei Changfeng personally visited the imprisoned Mo Binwei several times. Although Mo Binwei was quite complaining about the Wei family's unwillingness to clear his grievances and regain his credit, Wei Changfeng's courtesy and courtesy left a good impression on him. Just when he was about to compromise, Wei Xinyong first deceived him into getting the guards sent by Rui Yutang to supervise him, and then confessed to him that he had lied to him.
But then Wei Xinyong analyzed the world's situation and concluded that if Mo Binwei defected to Wei Changfeng or any of the gentry disciples, he would regret it one day... This Young Master Wei was very eloquent, and he could say a lot of things. Mo Binwei was so dizzy after talking that he agreed to listen to him and followed him.
In the past few years, according to Wei Xinyong's plan, Mo Binwei has done a lot of things for him in private, such as recruiting people, training private soldiers, and even working as an insider, absconding, etc... But what Wei Xinyong told him back then "You will be very rich one day, it will be a pity if you surrender to others." The opportunity has not come yet.
The imperial capital was besieged before, and then the imperial capital was defeated. Mo Binwei was secretly happy. He felt that Wei Xinyong had a long-term vision. Listening to him back then was actually the most correct choice in his life - although Wei Xinyong did not say his choice very clearly. Where does wealth come from, but how can a natural talent like Mo Binwei not know that he is a commoner with no background, but has the talent to be like a fish in water on the battlefield, even the direct grandson of Ruiyu Hall would regret it personally? of wealth…
Apart from such great achievements as opening up new territories, breaking apart the earth and conferring kings, where else could it come from
In addition, at that time, Wei Xinyong said implicitly that the emperor of the Wei Dynasty had even gone abroad to weaken Zuo... How could Mo Binwei not think that these words were implying that he could, at worst, be a follower of the dragon
This time, due to the collapse of the imperial capital, the Wei family was worried about their relatives in the imperial capital - mainly Wei Changying and Wei Zhengyin were mentioned the most. Headed by Mrs. Song, the Dafang couple and even Wei Changfeng insisted on sending troops to rescue immediately - even if Eighty-nine times out of ten it will be too late, but what if
When Wei Zhenghong was still ill, Mrs. Song was very strong. Now that the eldest son has recovered, the status of the eldest son is as solid as a mountain, and Mrs. Song's arrogance has only become more arrogant now that she no longer has any worries.
Therefore, Mrs. Song, who was even more arrogant, decisively rolled up her sleeves and insisted: "The three major border armies have already set off. Our private soldiers of the Guard are nothing compared to the border armies. Why choose elites? Just send some people casually." The leader of the Wei clan who became "has been beaten so badly that his nose and face are swollen and he can't show his face."
The old lady took the stolen feudal seal and ordered three thousand elite cavalry to be selected from all the officers and soldiers in the state and handed them over to Mo Binwei, who she knew was best at dealing with the Rong people. She asked him with tears in her eyes that he must bring his granddaughter with him. The daughter was brought back safely: "I know that General Mo was not attracted by Changfeng back then because he had great ambitions. Now the situation is urgent, and I will not say anything about it. Fengzhou has been prosperous since ancient times and is known throughout the world. Rui Yutang has lived here for generations. The savings in the treasury can be said to be huge, and I am afraid that everyone with a family similar to mine would envy me! As long as the general can save my poor granddaughter and daughters, I will not be stingy!"
Among the six clans in the country, the Shen family and the Liu family have the strongest private military capabilities; but the richest ones are definitely the Wei family and the Song family!
These two families are famous for their wealth throughout the country. They don't have to raise a large number of private soldiers. Their territory is so fertile that it drips with fat. Their industries are spread all over the country... Changxian and Jiuxian are examples... Even the Shen family and the Liu family There are supplies allocated by the imperial court, but the Shen family and the Liu family, which are occupied most of their energy by the responsibility of guarding the territory, can't be like these two families. In addition to the intrigues in the imperial court, the whole family has time and energy to figure out how to do it. Richer
Although this money should belong to the entire Fengzhou Wei family... But for Mrs. Song, what she can decide is hers! Clan opinions? Let's not talk about what would happen if the leader of the Wei clan was so anxious that he would not dare to go out, and if other clan members dared to disobey Mrs. Song at this moment.
… Could Mrs. Song be so stupid as to openly tell all the clan members about this
For example, this time Mrs. Song repeatedly warned Mo Binwei in private - the highest goal is the safety of the Wei family girls! The second highest targets are their children, and then loyal servants or people who must be taken with them... Others, I will let them die? !
But Mrs. Song, who handed over three thousand fine cavalry to Mo Binwei and equipped these three thousand cavalry with the best equipment, declared to the outside world that everyone rises and falls in the world... Oh no, the nobles in the world are one family! These people went to rescue all the nobles who were lucky enough to break through after the imperial capital was defeated, and they were definitely not just the descendants of the Wei family in Fengzhou! They may even join forces with other King Qin’s troops to regain the imperial capital depending on the situation!
In short, Mo Binwei's trip represents the Wei family's deep pain for the gentry who have suffered this disaster and their deep hatred for the atrocities of the Rong people...
Someone with a righteous reputation!
... Let’s not talk about the intrigues in Rui Yutang, let’s talk about Mo Binwei. (To be continued)