"I was just thinking about asking you later... Do you think our sixth uncle did this on purpose?" The scene had been cleared, and Wei Changying no longer pretended to be calm, and said solemnly, "The Su family Although I am not familiar with this fourth cousin, I have heard from our second aunt twice that he is not a particularly capable person. However, this time he has a hundred thousand elite soldiers accompanying him. He is not smart, so Uncle Su can't help him. Did he prepare a few assistants? Those 100,000 elite soldiers are not dead! If he had a conflict with our Sixth Uncle, he should have killed them instead of losing his own life, right? They all feel that it was Uncle Six’s design!”
Wei Changfeng said in astonishment: "Sister, why do you think so? Why did Uncle Six do this?"
"Uncle Six has always been thoughtful, how could I know? But although Uncle Six is our sixth uncle, he has never been of the same mind as our family." Wei Changying sighed, not knowing if this was the first time we met. The impression was so profound that Wei Changying always had an almost instinctive fear of Wei Xinyong.
This time, Su Yuliang died in Mo Binwei's hands beyond everyone's expectations. Mo Binwei and others escaped unharmed and were now escaping to other places in Panzhou. She felt Wei Xinyong was even more suspicious. "At first he wanted to take revenge, but now that he knows that our hall is dead in name only... Who knows if he has other thoughts?"
Wei Changfeng frowned and said, "I don't think it's a good idea for Uncle Six to break up with Rui Yutang at this point. He is a weak scholar. Even though he is talented and has no family protection, he wants to survive in this troubled world. It's hard, let alone any achievements - he is a genuine member of the Yuyue family. Would the rebels dare to use him? If he defected to other families, the family would definitely not dare to trust him as a spy for Ruiyu Hall in order to annex them. !”
He took a sip of tea and continued, "And here, the Liu family is in a mess now. I am fighting to the death and it's too late. How can I find the energy to recruit him? If you are the eldest sister of the Shen family, you will definitely not sweep away the family for him. Our family's reputation is different from that of the Song family and the Wei family. Because the change in the imperial capital has damaged their vitality, it is actually not as good as ours. A man as smart as Uncle Liu has to bear the reputation of repaying kindness to his grandfather. They would not do such a loss-making business. Let alone the Su family, people cannot be resurrected. Since Uncle Liu is an amazing talent, Duke Kang must want to kill Uncle Liu and others now, rather than recruit the eldest sister for his own use! Why do you think Uncle Six did this?"
Guard Chief Ying frowned and said: "That's what you said, but what happened this time is really too weird. Is Su's fourth cousin so easy to kill? Even if Zhao Qian in Panzhou claims to have hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, , but in fact, most of them are refugees. How can they compare with the Qingzhou Army? Apart from our wise and resourceful Uncle Liu, I can’t think of anyone who can kill Su Si who is guarded by a hundred thousand Qingzhou Army. Cousin."
"Why not?" Wei Changfeng asked back, "Eldest sister thinks that no one can kill the Fourth Young Master of the Su family except the Sixth Uncle. It is simply because she feels that the Fourth Young Master Su lives deep in the middle tent and is surrounded by elite soldiers guarding him. Even ordinary people can't see him. It's hard for the Fourth Young Master to meet him, let alone kill him. But isn't it difficult for him to be an outsider? Isn't it true that no one in the Qingzhou Army can get close to him? Isn’t it difficult to meet Mr. Su?”
After hearing this, Wei Changying's expression changed greatly: "Do you suspect it's Third Uncle and the others?!"
"I think the second uncle and his son have a better chance of doing this than our sixth uncle." Wei Changfeng said calmly, "Sister, what do you think it will do to the sixth uncle to kill Fourth Young Master Su? Although our uncle is with Rui Yutang can't be said to have worked together, at least there is no deep hatred so far, right? As for Liu Shu cheating Rui Yu Tang, and even himself? Maybe he keeps an eye on Rui Yu Tang - even if he wants to, our Rui Yu Tang is not someone to be trifled with! So to say the least, even if Uncle Six wants to trick Rui Yu Tang, he can't do it with this thing. He will cheat himself!"
After thinking about it, he added, "Furthermore, it was such a coincidence that Fourth Young Master Su died. It happened that our Sixth Uncle had just been found and was about to be sent back to the imperial capital for recuperation when he bumped into Fourth Young Master Su in Panzhou City. Fourth Young Master Su was killed by Mo Binwei just like that when he went to visit Uncle Sixth. Uncle Sixth and Mo Binwei would have done this unless they were crazy! I think it was probably the second uncle and the others who took advantage of the situation and dragged the Wei family and Shen family into trouble. , deliberately chose this time to let the traitor take action, and then put the blame on Mo Binwei! After all, as far as I know in the few days I have been here, the power of the second uncle and his son in the Qingzhou army is far less than that of Duke Kang. Father and son, even if Fourth Young Master Su dies, they may not be able to accomplish anything!"
Wei Changying's face was so gloomy that it was hard to describe, and he said after a while: "If that's the case, aren't they afraid that we will know the truth?"
Wei Changfeng said calmly: "But these are just my guesses, there is no evidence."
"Even if there is evidence, as long as the second uncle and his son have the upper hand at that time, will you and your brother-in-law, or our grandparents, expose it? As far as the brother-in-law is concerned, both Kang Guogong and our second uncle are uncles. Fourth Young Master Su and Cousin Su They are all his cousins. As long as there is no quarrel with the brother-in-law, which one of the Su family is in charge, it should not make much difference to our Ruiyu Hall. Cousin Su is the grandson of our grandparents and our sibling. My cousin is closer than Fourth Young Master Su!"
Wei Changfeng sneered, "Even if I feel unhappy when the time comes, can I not hide it for them?"
That's what he said, but if Su Xiuwei and Su Yuwu didn't even say hello, and directly involved the Shen family and the Wei family, even if they were relatives, no one would be happy!
"... I'll ask someone to accompany you to the imperial capital. You go and see your brother-in-law." Wei Changying thought for a moment and sighed softly.
Although I don't want to be hostile to my biological cousin, after all, my family is more important. Under the custom of non-marriage between common people and noble families, almost all the noble families in the country have been married to each other for hundreds of years. But who can take care of this when it is time to fight? This principle has been subtly taught to Wei Changying and Wei Changfeng since they were young.
I remember that when I first got married, my husband brought me to the Su family. Su Yuwu was just an aristocratic young man who was depressed because his beloved parrot died... Who could have imagined at that time that he would flood a city and fifteen counties, and treat the lives of hundreds of thousands of people like ants? Cruel? It seems impossible to carry out such a blackmail now.
Wei Changying suddenly laughed at himself. He was not ignorant back then, so how could he force others to remain unchanged
After calming down, she called the guard leader of the other courtyard to escort the guard Changfeng into the city, and told: "Deploy a team of elite soldiers to guard the other courtyard, and then try to find some fast horses and carriages to place them in the backyard, and have someone specialize in guarding and taking care of them." . It was said that there were traces of trampling on the grass and trees near the courtyard in the past two days, and it was suspected that rioters had approached. "
After abandoning the trust of family ties, storms are coming from all directions - Guard Chief Ying does not want his mother and son, as well as everyone in this courtyard, to be the reason for the war between the Xiliang Army and the Qingzhou Army, or other forces!
When the imperial capital fell into chaos due to Su Yuliang's sudden death, Panzhou, Qishan Castle.
Qishan Fort is about two hundred miles away from Yong County. It was rebuilt by a town at the junction of Panzhou and neighboring Jinzhou to resist the nuisance of refugees.
Nowadays, the refugees are as small as cow hair, and the cruelty and poisoning sometimes even exceeds that of bandits.
Therefore, the protection of this fort is very careful. From the outside, the walls are high and the trenches are deep. Even though it is cloudy, the watchtower still reflects the cold light from time to time. After entering, there are even more posts every five steps and one sentry every ten steps.
"I don't want to hear that a strong man has such a foundation!" The speaker was Mo Binwei. With his ability, he could tell at a glance that although this Qishan Fort was limited by materials and financial resources, it could not be as well-defended as a real important town. But it was repaired into a strong fortress with every effort.
His level of care is not even comparable to that of Yong County.
In the current situation where refugees are raging, it is really surprising that the leader of a force that was only famous in the countryside after the uprising built such a fortress.
However, after seeing this fortress, Mo Binwei understood why Wen Yaozi was able to rescue all the three main people when they were being chased by a hundred thousand crazed Qingzhou Army.
Even Captain Zhao, who was hit by several arrows and was still in a coma, was also brought here.
This person's true strength could actually occupy the city and make an official name long ago. He thought he had a grand plan, deliberately holding back and arranging the plan quietly, not only to prepare for the opportunity to make a splash, but also to avoid being suppressed in advance.
"Captain Mo was so complimentary. How could we, country folk with mud legs, build such a complete fortress?" Not wanting to face Mo Binwei's praise, Wen Yaozi shook his head - Wen Yaozi claimed to be young. Thirty-nine, only one year away from being free of confusion, but it seems that he was devastated by excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes in his early years as a farmer. He looks to be in his forties.
Although his skin was dark and there were obvious wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, you could still tell that his face was majestic and his voice was very loud. He said very calmly, "This Qishan Fort was originally a wealthy family in Qishan Town, the predecessor of this place. The wealthy man was very discerning. When the world was not in chaos like now, he turned the town into a fortress and stocked up a lot of food, grass, baggage and other supplies. Later, when the world was in chaos, he used these food, grass and baggage to recruit young people. The man is a soldier of the fort. It is said that he is not afraid of the captain's jokes. I and a group of brothers came here to provide food for myself and my wife and children. "
Mo Binwei was stunned and glanced at him. When he saw that he didn't seem to be lying, his expression changed slightly!
Although Wen Yaozi didn't read much, he was very good at observing people's emotions. Sensing that Mo Binwei suddenly became alert, he hurriedly said: "Captain Mo, please don't misunderstand! This Qishan Fort was not robbed by us." , but was entrusted by the original castle owner himself!”
Seeing Mo Binwei's expression, there seemed to be disbelief - such a fortress built with good intentions was worth a lot in peacetime, let alone troubled times. After hearing what Yaozi meant, he was not a close friend of the former fortress owner. You were just recruited to work for others. Why should others hand over their family fortune to you
"Of course there is a reason." (To be continued)